Bash: find string in file and delete the next line

Question

I try to find a line in a text file and delete the next line.

I've tested the following code (and some variations) but I'm stuck at the sed command not taking the $ from the stdin therefore not making what I need.

cat test.txt | grep -in mystring | awk -F: '{print $1+1}' | sed -i "$,1d" test.txt

not sure what yoru above code is doing, but `sed '/mystring/{p;N;d}' file` or `sed '/mystring/{n;d}' file` will delete the next line of `mystring` — P...., Jun 26 '19 at 17:37

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 26 '19 at 17:38

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Try this

sed -i '/^yourstring/{n;d}' filename.txt

answered Jun 26 '19 at 17:38

akash

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Your answer is obsolete. – Cyrus Jun 26 '19 at 18:06
This code, as the PS's above, does exactly what I need. Thank you. – Ionut Grecu Jun 26 '19 at 18:15

Bash: find string in file and delete the next line

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