Name
D
Synopsis
[address1[,address2]]D
Delete first part (up to embedded newline) of multiline pattern space created by the N command, and resume editing with first command in script. If this command empties the pattern space, then a new line of input is read, as if d had been executed.
Example
Strip multiple blank lines, leaving only one:
/^$/{ N /^\n$/D }
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