pirnt all lines except an especific line 1

[rossyeperez]

I have the following kind of file :

HOLA
XXXX
YYYY
XXXX
YYYY
XXXX
YYYY
HOLA xxx yyy xxx yyy xxx
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
3 2 1 3 5 6 7 8
4 5 4 2 3 1 3 4

I would like to print all lines with
all information include the first line HOLA without the
line witht the second "HOLA" --->HOLA xxx yyy xxx yyy xxx

HOLA
XXXX
YYYY
XXXX
YYYY
XXXX
YYYY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
3 2 1 3 5 6 7 8
4 5 4 2 3 1 3 4

 

[feherke]

Hi

[gray]# to exclude the second line which has HOLA[/gray]
awk '/^HOLA/{if(++h==2)next}1' /input/file

[gray]# to exclude with lines with HOLA and trailing stuff[/gray]
awk '/^HOLA/&&NF>1{next}1' /input/file

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/