sed -e 's/^#//g' -e 's/#//g' input

what is the cmd to remove the comment lines from a file and
to display the original text without comments?
thanks in advance......

Question Posted / deepak

Answer Posted / deepak

sed -e 's/^#//g' -e 's/#//g' input_filename > output_filename

Is This Answer Correct ?

6 Yes

5 No

Please Help Members By Posting Answers For Below Questions

Differentiate cmp command from diff command.

1117

What are the unix commands?

1046

Which unix command lists files/folders in alphabetical order?

1687

What does the command ' $who | sort –logfile > newfile' do?

1248

Which command can you use to find the currently running process in unix server?

1081

What is the unix command to confirm a remote host is alive or not?

1161

What are the dos commands?

1209

What is the use of find command in unix?

1101

How do I delete files from command prompt?

1168

What will the following command do?

1081

Is grep faster than awk?

1000

How can you see the command line history?

1089

What does this command do,"$more readme.txt“?

1112

What is grep short for?

1009

What command is used to switching between users in unix?

1040