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From: Dirk-Jan C. Binnema <djcb.bulk@gmail.com>
To: brooklynwhite <white805@umn.edu>
Cc: Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: How to kill line beginning with specific string
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:43:20 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <874oorui9j.wl%djcb@djcbsoftware.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <26413518.post@talk.nabble.com>


>>>>> brooklynwhite  <white805@umn.edu> writes:

    > I need to figure out how to kill a series of lines in a text file that all
    > begin with the same string.  The format of the lines is:
    > 2000 001 00        AIR TEMP     354

    > The second and third expressions in the line change with subsequent lines,
    > e.g.:

    > 2000 002 01        AIR TEMP     354

    > Is there a simple way for me to search for and kill all of these lines
    > without having to repeatedly enter the search mode and type ctrl-k when the
    > line is found?  I realize this may be a silly question so thanks for your
    > patience and help.

M-x flush-lines

Best wishes,
Dirk.

-- 
Dirk-Jan C. Binnema                  Helsinki, Finland
e:djcb@djcbsoftware.nl           w:www.djcbsoftware.nl
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  reply	other threads:[~2009-11-19  6:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-11-18 18:51 How to kill line beginning with specific string brooklynwhite
2009-11-19  6:43 ` Dirk-Jan C. Binnema [this message]
2009-11-19 17:12   ` brooklynwhite
2009-11-19 10:14 ` Peter Dyballa
     [not found] ` <mailman.11032.1258625728.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-11-19 10:45   ` Miles Bader
     [not found] <mailman.11014.1258611938.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-11-19  8:47 ` Giorgos Keramidas

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