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retrieve lines from file which fall under the given date range
Hi,
I need to retrieve the lines which fall under the given date range.
eg:In a log file,i have the lines which will have the timestamp.
the input will be some date range.eg: from date:03/Jan/2008,to date:24/Jul/2008.so now i want to retrieve the lines
which have the timestamp between these 2 given date range.
log file:
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[02/Jan/2008:19:37:00-20401-59-2] Process - data
[22/Jan/2008:19:37:00-20401-59-2] Process - data
[22/Mar/2008:19:37:00-20401-63-2] Process - data
[01/Jul/2008:19:37:00-20401-63-2] Process - data
[22/Jul/2008:19:37:00-20401-63-2] Process - data
[25/Jul/2008:19:37:00-20401-63-2] Process - data
result:
Lines 2,3,4 and 5 have to be retrieved. the dates are within the given input date range.
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