Script to Remove duplicate lines from a text file.
bgbiplab 0 Newbie Poster
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Jump to PostThe answer is 49.
Jump to PostAll he has to do is look in the Snippets section of this website, go to the perl section and read the "Script to Remove duplicate lines" snippet.
42.... been a long time since I read the book. ;)
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KevinADC 192 Practically a Posting Shark
The answer is 49.
Major Major 6 Light Poster
The answer is 49.
42. When you know the question you will understand the answer :)
OK I'm gonna get sued by Douglas Adams' estate now.
I'll even help out,
first you open the file... then you read it... then you use regular expressions to find and remove duplicates, then close the file and open it for writing and write the new text back, then close the file again.
this has been done many many times over... use <insert favourite search engine here> to find a script and modify it.
chaosprime 8 Light Poster
Hey, he doesn't need to use regular expressions. A hash will do fine.
Major Major 6 Light Poster
Hey, he doesn't need to use regular expressions. A hash will do fine.
Didn't think about that
KevinADC 192 Practically a Posting Shark
All he has to do is look in the Snippets section of this website, go to the perl section and read the "Script to Remove duplicate lines" snippet.
42.... been a long time since I read the book. ;)
chaosprime 8 Light Poster
But that would be sensible and prevent unnecessary effort. This is the Internet, mister! We don't hold with that sort of behavior!
KevinADC 192 Practically a Posting Shark
But that would be sensible and prevent unnecessary effort. This is the Internet, mister! We don't hold with that sort of behavior!
LOL..... :icon_lol:
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