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i could've saved myself a lot of work over the weekend if i have checked
the php randizer file.... but i didn't.

so now, while this isn't entirely essential, is there a way of using
/bin/ed or /usr/bin/ex within in a  /bin/sh file to delete
to-and-including

<PATTERN>

say, each of  my 70 fils has 

<FONT SIZE=3">
<B>
<CENTER>

is there a way of deleting from the 1st line to <CENTER>?

[[ and from 

</CENTER> to EOF??

i could do this kwik and dirty, and type in/fix any anomalies later, but
it would be nice to know.

I've already tried

1, /<CENTER> d

and a other such. zip.

thanks,

gary



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