sed find matching pattern delete next line

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

trying to use sed in finding a matching pattern in a file then deleting
the next line only .. pattern --> <ad-content>
I tried this but it results are not what I wish

sed '/<ad-content>/{N;d;}' akv.xml > akv5.xml

ex,

<Celebrant2First>Mickey</Celebrant2First>
<ad-content>
Minnie & Mickey Mouse <---- delete
Join Minnie and Mickey

<Celebrant1Last>Dog</Celebrant1Last>
<EventDate>12/26/2008</EventDate>
<ad-content>
Pluto the dog <---- delete
Join Pluto for his annual dog day

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thanks ..

akv

2

Hi,

its "n", not "N". Try:

Command:

sed '/^<ad-content>/{n;d}'

Input:

<Celebrant2First>Mickey</Celebrant2First>
<ad-content>
Minnie & Mickey Mouse <---- delete
Join Minnie and Mickey

<Celebrant1Last>Dog</Celebrant1Last>
<EventDate>12/26/2008</EventDate>
<ad-content>
Pluto the dog <---- delete
Join Pluto for his annual dog day

Output:

<Celebrant2First>Mickey</Celebrant2First>
<ad-content>
Join Minnie and Mickey

<Celebrant1Last>Dog</Celebrant1Last>
<EventDate>12/26/2008</EventDate>
<ad-content>
Join Pluto for his annual dog day
3

Greetings Chris ...

Thanks .... it works like a charm.

thanks,

akv