I found this code on this forum : It deletes the first 4 lines of a text file, but I only want it to delete the first line... I do not understand this syntax and where to change it.. Can somone help? Thanks! --------------------- @echo off if %1'==' echo which file? && goto :eof :main set NOTfirst= for /f %%L in (%1) do call :NOfirst %%L goto :eof :NOfirst if %NOTfirst%'==Y' echo %1 set NOTfirst=Y goto :eof :eof :: done ---------------------

Try this: ::=== NOfirst.bat @echo off if %1'==' echo which file? && goto :eof :main set NOTfirst= for /f "tokens=*" %%L in (%1) do call :NOfirst %%L goto :eof :NOfirst if %NOTfirst%'==Y' echo %* set NOTfirst=Y goto :eof :eof ::======== DONE If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

This echo out everything except the first line under command prompt, but it does not save in the text file...

NOfirst.bat oldfile > newfile If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

how about this for /f "skip=1" %%A in (file-to-del.txt) do ( echo %%A >> newfile-firstline-deleted.txt )

Hi ghostdog, I had to add tokens=* to make it work. But it's much simpler, and therefore better, than mine. I didn't know about SKIP. DOOOOOHHH If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

hi mechanix oh right...i tested mine on a one word one line test file, so did not include the tokens=* option. :-)