05-20-2010
move contents from one file to another based on line number or content
I want a script that will move everything beyond a certain line number or beyond a certain content word into another file.
For example, if file A has this:
first line
second line
third line
forth line
fifth line
sixth line
I want to run a script that will move everything beyond the third line to the END of file B, OR it would be even better if the script will move everything beyond the specific words "third line" into file B. That way I could just put in some random characters where I want the cutoff to be and never have to worry about the line number. I am not very good at scripting and do not know where to start. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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line(1) User Commands line(1)
NAME
line - read one line
SYNOPSIS
line
DESCRIPTION
The line utility copies one line (up to and including a new-line) from the standard input and writes it on the standard output. It returns
an exit status of 1 on EOF and always prints at least a new-line. It is often used within shell files to read from the user's terminal.
EXIT STATUS
Exit status is:
0 Successful completion
>0 End-of-file on input.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
sh(1), read(2), attributes(5)
SunOS 5.10 1 Feb 1995 line(1)