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How to split a text file into multiple text files
I have a text file called entry.txt that contains the following:
[ entry1 ]
1239 1240 1242 1391 1392 1394 1486 1487 1489 1600
1601 1603 1657 1658 1660 2075 2076 2078 2322 2323
2325 2740 2741 2743 ...
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Parsing out specific URLs from local html file
I want to parse out certain URLs from a saved html-file with a simple bash-script/command, so i can download them via wget laters.
What i have so far is:
awk 'BEGIN{ RS="<a *href *= *\""} NR>2 ...
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Deleting music file duplicates but retaining iTunes metadata
Back when I first imported the majority of my iTunes library I had the copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library option checked, so basically my whole music library was duplicated on ...
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Powershell: Get inital character string from file name and create directory from string, then move files
I have a folder with the following file names:
00150005D201110172338427995.vpf
00150005D201110180005318058.vpf
00150013D201110180014448082.vpf
00150013D201110180022268098.vpf
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Excel notation that gives FIND the ability to look for multiple strings
So I've been working with a spreadsheet that has a list of schools names. I pull data from this spreadsheet to create a roster that limits the size of text in each cell. In order to get the school ...
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Match exactly (and only) the pattern I specify in a grep command
Usually, grep searches for all lines containing a match for the pattern/parameter I specify.
I would like to match just the pattern (i.e. not the whole line).
So, if a file contains the lines:
We ...
