Comments on: How to view a configuration file without the comments http://www.simplehelp.net/2009/05/22/how-to-view-a-configuration-file-without-the-comments/ Common questions, simple answers Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:54:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: lxtips http://www.simplehelp.net/2009/05/22/how-to-view-a-configuration-file-without-the-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-10755 lxtips Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:03:51 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=2753#comment-10755 hi, is this the same as: grep -v '#' file hi, is this the same as:

grep -v ‘#’ file

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]]> By: paulfxh http://www.simplehelp.net/2009/05/22/how-to-view-a-configuration-file-without-the-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-10754 paulfxh Sun, 31 May 2009 11:33:02 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=2753#comment-10754 After a little more experimentation, I find that the command below does what the command in the article was intended to do <code>sed '/^#/d; /^*$/d' /path/to/file/</code> After a little more experimentation, I find that the command below does what the command in the article was intended to do
sed '/^#/d; /^*$/d' /path/to/file/

]]> By: paulfxh http://www.simplehelp.net/2009/05/22/how-to-view-a-configuration-file-without-the-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-10753 paulfxh Sun, 31 May 2009 11:16:57 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=2753#comment-10753 Well, after a bit of searching around, I found that this command does what I want <code>sed '/^#/ d' /boot/grub/menu.lst>/boot/grub/menu.new</code> Still not sure exactly what's wrong with the command given in the article, but it might be that the HTML has somehow 'distorted' the first single quote mark Well, after a bit of searching around, I found that this command does what I want
sed '/^#/ d' /boot/grub/menu.lst>/boot/grub/menu.new
Still not sure exactly what’s wrong with the command given in the article, but it might be that the HTML has somehow ‘distorted’ the first single quote mark

]]> By: paulfxh http://www.simplehelp.net/2009/05/22/how-to-view-a-configuration-file-without-the-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-10751 paulfxh Sat, 30 May 2009 23:20:38 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=2753#comment-10751 Your command to show a file without comments could be very useful for me. However, when I tried to run <code># sed ‘/ ^#/d; /^ *$/d’ /boot/grub/menu.lst</code> I get this error <code>sed: -e expression #1, char 1: unknown command: `�'</code> <code>bash: /^: No such file or directory</code> Note that I copied/pasted the command directly from your post. I have a feeling this may be a HTML-related problem. Any clues? Thanks Paul Your command to show a file without comments could be very useful for me.
However, when I tried to run
# sed ‘/ ^#/d; /^ *$/d’ /boot/grub/menu.lst
I get this error
sed: -e expression #1, char 1: unknown command: `�'
bash: /^: No such file or directory
Note that I copied/pasted the command directly from your post.
I have a feeling this may be a HTML-related problem.
Any clues?
Thanks
Paul

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