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Old 03-31-2009
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split file with awk

I did a lot of search on this forum on spiting file; found a lot, but my requirement is a bit different, please guide.


Code:
Master file:

x:start:5
line1:23
line2:12
2:90
x:end:5
x:start:2
45:56
22:90
x:end:2
x:start:3
line1:23
line2:12
x:end:3
x:start:2
line5:23
line8:12
2:90
x:end:2
x:start:5
someline
x:end:5

I want to split the above file with 2 instances in one file, so that


Code:
file1:

x:start:5
line1:23
line2:12
2:90
x:end:5
x:start:2
45:56
22:90
x:end:2

file2:

x:start:3
line1:23
line2:12
x:end:3
x:start:2
line5:23
line8:12
2:90
x:end:2

file3:

x:start:5
someline
x:end:5

 

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