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Linux / UNIX View Only Configuration File Directives ( uncommented lines of a config file )
Most Linux / UNIX configuration files are documented using comments, but some time I just need to see line of configuration text in a file. How can I view just the uncommented configuration file directives from squid.conf or httpd.conf file?
Sed Find and Display Text Between Two Strings or Words
Q. How do I find the text between the strings FOO and BAR inclusive using sed command line option?
Delete text or paragraph between two sections using sed
Q. How do I use sed for selective deletion of certain lines? I have text as follows in file:
Line 1
Line 2
WORD1
Line3
Line 4
WORD2
Line5
I would like to delete all lines between WORD1 and WORD2 to produce final output:
Line 1
Line 2
Line5
A. For selective deletion of certain lines sed is the best tool. To print all of file EXCEPT [...]
Howto: Linux command line utilities for removing blank lines from text files

Q. I want to change the formatting of a file. I just wanted to remove all blank lines from text file. How do I achieve this task w/o spending much time?

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