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hi.
i want to know that how to delete or remove items from a file, keeping the file intact itself ???

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Depends on what you mean by delete and what type of file.

For example, I have a text file with lines in it like these:

Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4

I delete "Line 2" do I get:

Line 1

Line 3
Line 4

or

Line 1
Line 3
Line 4
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Line 1

Line 3
Line 4

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Easy enough.

String[] lines = File.ReadAllLines("myfile.txt");
for (int i = 0; i < lines.Length; i++) {
    if (lines[i].StartsWith("The")) {
        lines[i] = String.Empty;
    }
}
File.WriteAllLines("myfile.txt", lines);

This will remove all the lines that begin with "The". You'll probably need to modify it to remove the lines you want removed :)

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