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To delete $n lines in-place (won't break hard-links): printf ',$-%dw\n' $n | ed -s file Exits with a non-zero value if the change failed (e.g. not enough lines in file).
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jhnc
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2026-03-01T13:21:29Z (7 months ago)
To delete `$n` lines in-place (won't break hard-links): ``` printf ',$-%dw\n' $n | ed -s file ``` Exits with a non-zero value if the change failed (e.g. not enough lines in file).