Re: Semi-OT: Vi Question/Need

cut -c1-40 {fname} > {newfnam}
will cut the first 40 columns of all lines of fname and drop the result in newfname (omit the {}).

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Nuno Souto
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On 17/03/2013 12:51 PM, Mark W. Farnham wrote:


> I think you mean from a character position to the end of the line for all

> lines?

>

> I'd probably use sed or awk, whichever you know better, or cut, I suppose,

> but I use cut so rarely I have to look up the syntax.

>

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>

>> What is the simplest way to delete from a line POSITION to end of line

>> through the whole file?

> Others have made good suggestions. If I need to make such vertical-editing,

> I would display the text in Windows console with a wide window size (I

> actually use the console version of sqlplus so in this case, it's already in

> the console). Then I vertically select the text I need.

>

> Some editors support vertical editing, MS Word, UltraEdit, gVim, even MS

> Outlook. In these editors, you can select and delete the part you don't

> need.

>

> But for a very big file, using some command is preferred.

>

>


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