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simplify a dataframe

Thank you for the question (1)
Sorry for the imprecision for the question (2) :
Suppose the date frame df
df1 <- data.frame(
Debut =c ( "24/01/1995", "01/05/1997" ,"31/12/1997", "02/02/1995" 
,"28/02/1995"
,"01/03/1995", "13/03/1995", "01/01/1996", "31/01/1996") ,
Fin = c ( "30/04/1997", "30/12/1997" ,"31/12/1997", "27/02/1995", 
"28/02/1995",
"12/03/1995", "30/06/1995", "30/01/1996", "31/01/1996") ,
INDX = c(6,6,6,  11,11,11, 4,  5,5) )


I would like replace df1  by df2

df2 <- data.frame(
Deb  = c("24/01/1995",     "02/02/1995",     "13/03/1995",
"01/01/1996") ,
Fin  = c("31/12/1997", "12/03/1995",     "30/06/1995",
"31/01/1996") )

Explication :
The lines 1, 2 3 of df1 (who have same value of index =6) are replaced 
by only one line with
value of Debut of df2 = Debut of line 1 of df1
value of Fin of df2 = Fin of line 3 of df1

The lines 4,5,6 of df1 (who have same value of index =11) are replaced 
by only one line with
value of Debut of df2 = Debut of line 4 of df1
and value of fin of df2 = Fin of line 6 of df1

The line 7 of df1 (who have same value of index =4) are replaced by only 
one line with
value of Debut of df2 = Debut of line 7of df1
and value of fin of df2 = Fin of line 7of df1
==> No change

The lines 8,9 of df1 (who have same value of index =5) are replaced by 
only one line with
value of Debut of df2 = Debut of line 8of df1
and value of fin of df2 = Fin of line 9 of df1

df1
        Debut        Fin INDX
1 24/01/1995 30/04/1997    6
2 01/05/1997 30/12/1997    6
3 31/12/1997 31/12/1997    6
4 02/02/1995 27/02/1995   11
5 28/02/1995 28/02/1995   11
6 01/03/1995 12/03/1995   11
7 13/03/1995 30/06/1995    4
8 01/01/1996 30/01/1996    5
9 31/01/1996 31/01/1996    5

          Deb        Fin
1 24/01/1995 31/12/1997
2 02/02/1995 12/03/1995
3 13/03/1995 30/06/1995
4 01/01/1996 31/01/1996
Thank you for your helps
Michel

Le 17/07/2013 19:57, Rui Barradas a ?crit :