deleting data from text files

[Cancerbero]

Hi.

I want to delete some chars from a text file. I would like to
know if this can be done with some "magic" function (for Linux)
and not rewriting the entire file without the imvolved chars.

Thanks

 

[SM Ryan]

# Hi.
#
# I want to delete some chars from a text file. I would like to
# know if this can be done with some "magic" function (for Linux)
# and not rewriting the entire file without the imvolved chars.

On most systems, the magic doesn't exist. Usually you have to shift the
bytes around yourself. Some systems do do this, but not many.

 

[CBFalconer]

I want to delete some chars from a text file. I would like to
know if this can be done with some "magic" function (for Linux)
and not rewriting the entire file without the imvolved chars.

No.

 

[Martin Ambuhl]

Hi.

I want to delete some chars from a text file. I would like to
know if this can be done with some "magic" function (for Linux)
and not rewriting the entire file without the imvolved chars.

1. Short Answer: No
2. Longer Answer: Linux-specific functions are off-topic here. The
general C answer is covered in the FAQ, which you should have checked
before posting.

 

[Cedric LEMAIRE]

If you don't have to integrate this converter into a C program, you
can use CodeWorker (http://www.codeworker.org) and the following BNF
script, called "cancerbero.cwp":

#implicitCopy // What You Parse Is What You Write
transform ::=
// while it remains a char to ignore, jump to the following
[
// jump to the following char to ignore
->[
#explicitCopy // don't copy what will be parsed just below
// recognize a char amongst those to ignore
#readChar:{"<char1>", "<char2>", ... "<charn>"}
]
]*
->#empty // jump to the end of the file
;

Then, type:
codeworker -translate cancerbero.cwp <your-input-file>
<your-resulting-file>