How Do I Remove a Few Lines in Unix?
Contents How Do You Remove Multiple Lines in Unix? Deleting Multiple Lines Press the Esc Key to Go to Normal Mode. Place the Cursor on the First Line You Want...
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How do you remove multiple lines in Unix?
Deleting Multiple Lines
- Press the Esc key to go to normal mode.
- Place the cursor on the first line you want to delete.
- Type 5dd and hit Enter to delete the next five lines.
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