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On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 17:52:21 -0500, Teresa and Dale wrote: |
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> >sort -u -k1,1 /etc/hosts >/etc/hosts.new |
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> >avoids the need to use cat, uniq or tr. -k1,1 sorts on the first field |
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> >(space delimited) and -u remove lines where the sort field is the same. |
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> Well that removed a few, all of them to be exact. The file was blank. |
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> O_O LOL I'm learning though. |
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What's the format of the file? If it's a standard /etc/hosts layout, this |
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will removed duplicates based on IP address, but if you have another |
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field first, you need to change the key. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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"Bother," said Pooh, as he connected at 300 bps. |
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