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# 1  
Old 12-29-2011
Get the number of lines till I get line
Hi All,

I have a file as below:

Code:
abc.txt

******************************
*        HEADER DESCRIPTION
******************************
*Supplier:        Prism
Customer:         MNI -NIGERIA
Quantity:         2
Type:             PLUG-IN
Profile:          70.00
*Subscription:    Generic
Graph_ref:        70.01
*City:            LGHLR1
Batch:            13597
Transport_Key:    8
*
Productcode:      VTM
DATE CREATED:     7/12/2011 10:18:39 AM
Expiry DATE:
*
Address1:
Address2:
Address3:
Address4:
*
PO_ref_number:    1207PVT
HolderId_1:
HolderId_2:
HolderId_3:
HolderId_4:
*
PIN1:              00000
PIN2:              00000
PUK1:              RANDOM
PUK2:              RANDOM
******************************
*        INPUT VARIABLES
******************************
Var_in_list:
IMSI:              621300020985821
Ser_nb:            8923401000117943621
Kitnb:             0117943621
******************************
*        OUTPUT VARIABLES
******************************
Kitnb/ICCID1/ICCID2/IMSI1/IMSI2/MSISDN1/MSISDN2/VOUCHER1/VOUCHER2
0117943621,89234010001179436212,,621300020985821,,2347064000500,,,
0117943622,89234010001179436213,,621300020985822,,2347064000501,,,
0117943623,89234010001179436214,,621300020985823,,2347064000502,,,
0117943624,89234010001179436215,,621300020985824,,2347064000503,,,
0117943625,89234010001179436216,,621300020985825,,2347064000504,,,
0117943626,89234010001179436217,,621300020985826,,2347064000505,,,
0117943627,89234010001179436218,,621300020985827,,2347064000506,,,
0117943628,89234010001179436219,,621300020985828,,2347064000507,,,
0117943629,89234010001179436220,,621300020985829,,2347064000508,,,
0117943630,89234010001179436221,,621300020985830,,2347064000509,,,
0117943631,89234010001179436222,,621300020985831,,2347064000510,,,

Can someone please guide me to ensure that I get the number of lines till I get line : Kitnb/ICCID1/ICCID2/IMSI1/IMSI2/MSISDN1/MSISDN2/VOUCHER1/VOUCHER2
i.e without counting the line :
Kitnb/ICCID1/ICCID2/IMSI1/IMSI2/MSISDN1/MSISDN2/VOUCHER1/VOUCHER2

I know a way to use perl script by running through a for loop. But, that affects performance. Can some one please help me to do the same in awk.

Thanks in advance
# 2  
Old 12-29-2011
Hi,
A more simple way
Code:
 cat -n

# 3  
Old 12-29-2011
I think cat -n is used to cat multiple files not for this case to get the number of lines till a pattern matches in file.

Can you please suggest if my understanding is wrong here ?
Last edited by arunshankar.c; 12-29-2011 at 07:38 AM.. Reason: Added info
# 4  
Old 12-29-2011
Hi arunshankar.c,

Try:
Code:
 $ awk '$0 ~ /Kitnb\/ICCID1\/ICCID2\/IMSI1\/IMSI2\/MSISDN1\/MSISDN2\/VOUCHER1\/VOUCHER2/ { print FNR }' infile
44

Regards,
Birei
This User Gave Thanks to birei For This Post:
arunshankar.c
# 5  
Old 12-29-2011
Thank you, Birei. It worked !!!
# 6  
Old 12-29-2011
Code:
grep -n "^Kitnb" input.txt

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