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Old 10-06-2010
Get last lines of file after last line with word TEST
i need to get least lines of file after last word TEST in file, and send that lines to mail

example of file structure:
Code:
TEST 10.10.2010
jdfjdnjfndjfndnfkdk
djfjdnfjkdjkfnjkdfk
jdfjdjfnjdjnfjkdnfjk

TEST 11.10.2010
jdjfnjdnfdkdfjdfjdnk
jdnfjdnjkfndnfjdnfjk
fjdnfjkndnfdfnjdnfjk

TEST 12.10.2010
sddhbfhjdbfhdbjbfj
dhbfhdfbdbfhjdbfjb
jndjkfndnfjkdnfkfnk
...
...

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Last edited by waso; 10-06-2010 at 07:31 AM..
# 2  
Old 10-06-2010
Code:
$ ruby -00 -ne 's=$_;END{print s}' file

# 3  
Old 10-06-2010
like this:

Code:
 
awk '/TEST/ { s=" "; s=$0;next } {s=s"\n" $0} END { print s}' input_file

# 4  
Old 10-06-2010
i forget, i need to send this lines on mail
# 5  
Old 10-06-2010
save the output into a temp file.

man "mail" give you more information on how to send a mail.

remove the temp file
# 6  
Old 10-06-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by waso
i need to get least lines of file after last word TEST in file
Code:
awk '/TEST/{s=_;next}NF{s=((s)?s RS:_)$0}END{print s}' file

# 7  
Old 10-06-2010
Don't forget RS in awk.

Code:
awk 'BEGIN{RS=""} /TEST/ {t=$0}END{print t}' infile



---------- Post updated at 11:32 AM ---------- Previous update was at 11:31 AM ----------
Quote:
Originally Posted by panyam
save the output into a temp file.

man "mail" give you more information on how to send a mail.

remove the temp file
no need to save it in temp file.

Code:
awk 'BEGIN{RS=""} /TEST/ {t=$0}END{print t}' infile |mailx -s "mail subject" YOUR_MAILBOX@unix.com

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