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Can you print every nth record in a file 4

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bigbalbossa

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Of course you can...but this has turn into a HUGE hassle. I simply need to read a file and print every 15th record...thoughts?
 
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Try this:
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perl -ne 'print unless ( $. ) % 15' filename
 
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Ah, the modulus operator... Such a wonderful tool. Have a star ishnid.

- George
 
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