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hello how to remove and clear output ?



test.txt



http://urlcom/longStringxyzABC**|**http://urlcom/longStringxyzABC


i want, | including character deletion after



i want result



http://urlcom/longStringxyzABC


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    test.txt



    http://urlcom/longStringxyzABC**|**http://urlcom/longStringxyzABC


    i want, | including character deletion after



    i want result



    http://urlcom/longStringxyzABC


    thanks







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      hello how to remove and clear output ?



      test.txt



      http://urlcom/longStringxyzABC**|**http://urlcom/longStringxyzABC


      i want, | including character deletion after



      i want result



      http://urlcom/longStringxyzABC


      thanks







      share|improve this question













      hello how to remove and clear output ?



      test.txt



      http://urlcom/longStringxyzABC**|**http://urlcom/longStringxyzABC


      i want, | including character deletion after



      i want result



      http://urlcom/longStringxyzABC


      thanks









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          sed 's/|.*//' test.txt

          grep -oP '.*?(?=|)' test.txt

          awk -F'|' 'print $1' test.txt





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          • grep -o outputs both (in general all) matches, which is not desired here.
            – dave_thompson_085
            Jun 26 at 1:58










          • @dave_thompson_085 oops good catch, I've amended using PCRE but please feel free to suggest a better alternative
            – steeldriver
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          sed 's/|.*//' test.txt

          grep -oP '.*?(?=|)' test.txt

          awk -F'|' 'print $1' test.txt





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          • grep -o outputs both (in general all) matches, which is not desired here.
            – dave_thompson_085
            Jun 26 at 1:58










          • @dave_thompson_085 oops good catch, I've amended using PCRE but please feel free to suggest a better alternative
            – steeldriver
            Jun 26 at 2:09














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          sed 's/|.*//' test.txt

          grep -oP '.*?(?=|)' test.txt

          awk -F'|' 'print $1' test.txt





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          • grep -o outputs both (in general all) matches, which is not desired here.
            – dave_thompson_085
            Jun 26 at 1:58










          • @dave_thompson_085 oops good catch, I've amended using PCRE but please feel free to suggest a better alternative
            – steeldriver
            Jun 26 at 2:09












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          sed 's/|.*//' test.txt

          grep -oP '.*?(?=|)' test.txt

          awk -F'|' 'print $1' test.txt





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          sed 's/|.*//' test.txt

          grep -oP '.*?(?=|)' test.txt

          awk -F'|' 'print $1' test.txt






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          • grep -o outputs both (in general all) matches, which is not desired here.
            – dave_thompson_085
            Jun 26 at 1:58










          • @dave_thompson_085 oops good catch, I've amended using PCRE but please feel free to suggest a better alternative
            – steeldriver
            Jun 26 at 2:09
















          • grep -o outputs both (in general all) matches, which is not desired here.
            – dave_thompson_085
            Jun 26 at 1:58










          • @dave_thompson_085 oops good catch, I've amended using PCRE but please feel free to suggest a better alternative
            – steeldriver
            Jun 26 at 2:09















          grep -o outputs both (in general all) matches, which is not desired here.
          – dave_thompson_085
          Jun 26 at 1:58




          grep -o outputs both (in general all) matches, which is not desired here.
          – dave_thompson_085
          Jun 26 at 1:58












          @dave_thompson_085 oops good catch, I've amended using PCRE but please feel free to suggest a better alternative
          – steeldriver
          Jun 26 at 2:09




          @dave_thompson_085 oops good catch, I've amended using PCRE but please feel free to suggest a better alternative
          – steeldriver
          Jun 26 at 2:09












           

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