How to conditionally remove first line only with sed when it matches?

Question

Can I use sed to check the first line of some command\'s output (to stdout) and delete this very first line if it matches a certain pattern?

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Answer 1

You want to reference the 1st line, then say delete:

$ sed '1 d' file

No need for any pattern if you know which line you want to delete.

With a pattern, use this syntax:

$ sed '0,/pattern/ d' file