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sed 's/<search>/<replace>/g'

sed -e 's/<[^>]*>//g' <file>

sed 's/\(.*\)\..*/\1/'

eg:

echo "house.txt" | sed 's/\(.*\)\..*/\1/'  # returns 'house'

sed '/someline/d'

Using the above tips, you can modify a file directly by using the -i parameter, with the filename as the second argument:

sed -i "search" /path/to/file

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   sed '/someline/d'
+== Modifying a File Directly ==
+Using the above tips, you can modify a file directly by using the <code>-i</code> parameter, with the filename as the second argument:
+ sed -i "search" /path/to/file
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