Using grep display lines of context before back to the first line matching something else before the matched...
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So say I find a match with grep -e and I want to print all the lines from the match back to another match, like ---- for instance.
Is that possible, or do I have to use another command like awk or something to do that?
Like for instance, if I have the following file:
----
Ticket Number: 5465415312
Software Services
Notepad
Text
Description:
My Notepad won't type text.
The output should be like:
----
Ticket Number: 5465415312
Software Services
And it matches again up back to ---- from Software Services
text-processing awk grep
asked Nov 23 at 23:38
leeand00
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So say I find a match with grep -e and I want to print all the lines from the match back to another match, like ---- for instance.
Is that possible, or do I have to use another command like awk or something to do that?
Like for instance, if I have the following file:
----
Ticket Number: 5465415312
Software Services
Notepad
Text
Description:
My Notepad won't type text.
The output should be like:
----
Ticket Number: 5465415312
Software Services
And it matches again up back to ---- from Software Services
text-processing awk grep
asked Nov 23 at 23:38
leeand00
1,35332341
Please proof read. This question is very unclear, and lacks grammar. As such and answers would be guesses at what you want.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Nov 23 at 23:40
What if there is no previous ---?
– Jeff Schaller
Nov 24 at 0:08
@JeffSchaller I'll put one at the top.
– leeand00
Nov 24 at 0:30
Awk is probably a better tool for what you want. Hard to tell from what you posted and if your file is or is not of uniform syntax
– Panther
Nov 24 at 0:38
See stackoverflow.com/questions/17988756/…
– Panther
Nov 24 at 2:41
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up vote
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down vote
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So say I find a match with grep -e and I want to print all the lines from the match back to another match, like ---- for instance.
Is that possible, or do I have to use another command like awk or something to do that?
Like for instance, if I have the following file:
----
Ticket Number: 5465415312
Software Services
Notepad
Text
Description:
My Notepad won't type text.
The output should be like:
----
Ticket Number: 5465415312
Software Services
And it matches again up back to ---- from Software Services
text-processing awk grep
asked Nov 23 at 23:38
leeand00
1,35332341
So say I find a match with grep -e and I want to print all the lines from the match back to another match, like ---- for instance.
Is that possible, or do I have to use another command like awk or something to do that?
Like for instance, if I have the following file:
----
Ticket Number: 5465415312
Software Services
Notepad
Text
Description:
My Notepad won't type text.
The output should be like:
----
Ticket Number: 5465415312
Software Services
And it matches again up back to ---- from Software Services
text-processing awk grep
text-processing awk grep
asked Nov 23 at 23:38
leeand00
1,35332341
asked Nov 23 at 23:38
leeand00
1,35332341
edited Nov 24 at 0:29
asked Nov 23 at 23:38
leeand00
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asked Nov 23 at 23:38
leeand00
1,35332341
asked Nov 23 at 23:38
leeand00
1,35332341
1,35332341
Please proof read. This question is very unclear, and lacks grammar. As such and answers would be guesses at what you want.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Nov 23 at 23:40
What if there is no previous ---?
– Jeff Schaller
Nov 24 at 0:08
@JeffSchaller I'll put one at the top.
– leeand00
Nov 24 at 0:30
Awk is probably a better tool for what you want. Hard to tell from what you posted and if your file is or is not of uniform syntax
– Panther
Nov 24 at 0:38
See stackoverflow.com/questions/17988756/…
– Panther
Nov 24 at 2:41
add a comment |
Please proof read. This question is very unclear, and lacks grammar. As such and answers would be guesses at what you want.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Nov 23 at 23:40
What if there is no previous ---?
– Jeff Schaller
Nov 24 at 0:08
@JeffSchaller I'll put one at the top.
– leeand00
Nov 24 at 0:30
Awk is probably a better tool for what you want. Hard to tell from what you posted and if your file is or is not of uniform syntax
– Panther
Nov 24 at 0:38
See stackoverflow.com/questions/17988756/…
– Panther
Nov 24 at 2:41
Please proof read. This question is very unclear, and lacks grammar. As such and answers would be guesses at what you want.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Nov 23 at 23:40
Please proof read. This question is very unclear, and lacks grammar. As such and answers would be guesses at what you want.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Nov 23 at 23:40
What if there is no previous ---?
– Jeff Schaller
Nov 24 at 0:08
What if there is no previous ---?
– Jeff Schaller
Nov 24 at 0:08
@JeffSchaller I'll put one at the top.
– leeand00
Nov 24 at 0:30
@JeffSchaller I'll put one at the top.
– leeand00
Nov 24 at 0:30
Awk is probably a better tool for what you want. Hard to tell from what you posted and if your file is or is not of uniform syntax
– Panther
Nov 24 at 0:38
Awk is probably a better tool for what you want. Hard to tell from what you posted and if your file is or is not of uniform syntax
– Panther
Nov 24 at 0:38
See stackoverflow.com/questions/17988756/…
– Panther
Nov 24 at 2:41
See stackoverflow.com/questions/17988756/…
– Panther
Nov 24 at 2:41
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sed -n '/----/,/Software Services/{p;/Software Services/q}' file
Output:
----
Ticket Number: 5465415312
Software Services
answered Nov 24 at 1:33
Cyrus
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Nice use of sed, but the op is asking to print lines before or after matching a (single) pattern (I am not sure exactly) not matching multiple patterns or print lines between two patterns (a job for awk IMO).
– Panther
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sed -n '/----/,/Software Services/{p;/Software Services/q}' file
Output:
----
Ticket Number: 5465415312
Software Services
answered Nov 24 at 1:33
Cyrus
7,1812835
Nice use of sed, but the op is asking to print lines before or after matching a (single) pattern (I am not sure exactly) not matching multiple patterns or print lines between two patterns (a job for awk IMO).
– Panther
Nov 24 at 2:38
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sed -n '/----/,/Software Services/{p;/Software Services/q}' file
Output:
----
Ticket Number: 5465415312
Software Services
answered Nov 24 at 1:33
Cyrus
7,1812835
Nice use of sed, but the op is asking to print lines before or after matching a (single) pattern (I am not sure exactly) not matching multiple patterns or print lines between two patterns (a job for awk IMO).
– Panther
Nov 24 at 2:38
add a comment |
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sed -n '/----/,/Software Services/{p;/Software Services/q}' file
Output:
----
Ticket Number: 5465415312
Software Services
answered Nov 24 at 1:33
Cyrus
7,1812835
sed -n '/----/,/Software Services/{p;/Software Services/q}' file
Output:
----
Ticket Number: 5465415312
Software Services
answered Nov 24 at 1:33
Cyrus
7,1812835
answered Nov 24 at 1:33
Cyrus
7,1812835
answered Nov 24 at 1:33
Cyrus
7,1812835
answered Nov 24 at 1:33
Cyrus
7,1812835
7,1812835
Nice use of sed, but the op is asking to print lines before or after matching a (single) pattern (I am not sure exactly) not matching multiple patterns or print lines between two patterns (a job for awk IMO).
– Panther
Nov 24 at 2:38
add a comment |
Nice use of sed, but the op is asking to print lines before or after matching a (single) pattern (I am not sure exactly) not matching multiple patterns or print lines between two patterns (a job for awk IMO).
– Panther
Nov 24 at 2:38
Nice use of sed, but the op is asking to print lines before or after matching a (single) pattern (I am not sure exactly) not matching multiple patterns or print lines between two patterns (a job for awk IMO).
– Panther
Nov 24 at 2:38
Nice use of sed, but the op is asking to print lines before or after matching a (single) pattern (I am not sure exactly) not matching multiple patterns or print lines between two patterns (a job for awk IMO).
– Panther
Nov 24 at 2:38
add a comment |
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Please proof read. This question is very unclear, and lacks grammar. As such and answers would be guesses at what you want.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Nov 23 at 23:40
What if there is no previous ---?
– Jeff Schaller
Nov 24 at 0:08
@JeffSchaller I'll put one at the top.
– leeand00
Nov 24 at 0:30
Awk is probably a better tool for what you want. Hard to tell from what you posted and if your file is or is not of uniform syntax
– Panther
Nov 24 at 0:38
See stackoverflow.com/questions/17988756/…
– Panther
Nov 24 at 2:41