====== AWK - Display lines that don't contain a specific string ======

<code bash>
awk '!/the_string/' file.txt
</code>

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====== Example ======

Assuming a file, **test.txt**, exists with the following contents:

<file>
10   Peter     Terence   Roux        45
11   Virginia  Genevieve  Roux        45
12   Felix     Devon     Roux         5
13   David     Bruce     Stevenson   48
14   Bob       James     Smith       16
48   Adam      Winter    Ridley      23
</file>

Running

<code bash>
awk '!/Roux/' test.txt
</code>

returns:

<code bash>
13   David     Bruce     Stevenson   48
14   Bob       James     Smith       16
48   Adam      Winter    Ridley      23
</code>