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sed equivalent will be<br />
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&nbsp;sed '$d' infile &gt;&nbsp;tempfile<br />
&nbsp;mv tempfile infile
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sed equivalent will be

 sed '$d' infile > tempfile
 mv tempfile infile

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Which is quicker / more efficient? I need to do it often.
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Which is quicker / more efficient? I need to do it often.

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Both should have comparable performance since both scan input for lines. Head might be slightly more efficient since this is the job it is built for - displaying specific lines.
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Both should have comparable performance since both scan input for lines. Head might be slightly more efficient since this is the job it is built for - displaying specific lines.

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Hi<br />
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I need a sed script (or other) to remove the last line from a file and to resave to the same file. <br />
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Thanks<br />
tr5
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Hi

I need a sed script (or other) to remove the last line from a file and to resave to the same file. 

Thanks
tr5

Need sed script to remove last line from file.

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