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Nov 16, 2017 at 14:40 comment added Philip Kirkbride @don_crissti closed
Nov 16, 2017 at 14:34 comment added Philip Kirkbride @don_crissti I simply want to return the opposite of grep commands using -A -B or -C flags. Whatever text a grep -B $n produces I want all lines that weren't shown instead of those that were. Does that make sense?
Nov 16, 2017 at 14:32 history edited Philip Kirkbride CC BY-SA 3.0
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Nov 16, 2017 at 14:29 comment added muru @don_crissti looks like OP wants -A1, but without the line that matched.
Nov 16, 2017 at 14:24 history edited Philip Kirkbride CC BY-SA 3.0
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Nov 16, 2017 at 14:23 history answered Philip Kirkbride CC BY-SA 3.0