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How can I delete U+200B (Zero-width space) using sed

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Mar 15, 202626097 views

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I have a very large file that has zero-width spaces scattered throughout. It takes too long to open and edit using so I'd like to delete all instances of the character using . The problem is, I can't figure out how to match the character! I've tried using , . Any ideas? I'm running CentOS 5 if that…

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