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I need to remove a specific pattern from a text file.



check this (2005)
right now (2003)


I tried using sed for this purpose, however I receive an error.



sed 's/s(.*)//d' file.txt


I want to remove the following patterns from the file:



 (2005)
(2003)


The one space character before the bracket also needs to be removed.










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    I need to remove a specific pattern from a text file.



    check this (2005)
    right now (2003)


    I tried using sed for this purpose, however I receive an error.



    sed 's/s(.*)//d' file.txt


    I want to remove the following patterns from the file:



     (2005)
    (2003)


    The one space character before the bracket also needs to be removed.










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      I need to remove a specific pattern from a text file.



      check this (2005)
      right now (2003)


      I tried using sed for this purpose, however I receive an error.



      sed 's/s(.*)//d' file.txt


      I want to remove the following patterns from the file:



       (2005)
      (2003)


      The one space character before the bracket also needs to be removed.










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      I need to remove a specific pattern from a text file.



      check this (2005)
      right now (2003)


      I tried using sed for this purpose, however I receive an error.



      sed 's/s(.*)//d' file.txt


      I want to remove the following patterns from the file:



       (2005)
      (2003)


      The one space character before the bracket also needs to be removed.







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