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edited May 23, 2017 at 12:40

Try vim-way:

$ ex -s +'%!cut -c 1-10' -cxa file.txt

This will edit the file in-place (so do the backup first).

Try vim-way:

$ ex -s +'%!cut -c 1-10' -cxa file.txt

This will edit the file in-place (so do the backup first).

Alternatively use grep, sed or gawk.

Try vim-way:

$ ex -s +'%!cut -c 1-10' -cxa file.txt

This will edit the file in-place (so do the backup first).

Alternatively use grep, sed or gawk.

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edited May 20, 2015 at 18:34

Try vim-way:

$ ex -s +'%!cut -c 1-10' -cxa file.txt

This will edit the file in-place (so do the backup first).

Alternatively use grep, sed or gawk.

Try vim-way:

$ ex -s +'%!cut -c 1-10' -cxa file.txt

This will edit the file in-place (so do the backup first).

Try vim-way:

$ ex -s +'%!cut -c 1-10' -cxa file.txt

This will edit the file in-place (so do the backup first).

Alternatively use grep, sed or gawk.

answered Apr 19, 2015 at 20:48

Try vim-way:

$ ex -s +'%!cut -c 1-10' -cxa file.txt

This will edit the file in-place (so do the backup first).

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