Need to extract text repetitively between two patterns

Vignesh58 · #1 02-21-2013

Hi All,

I want to extract the text between some pattern which occurs repeatedly in a file. For example my input is like,

Code:

   [javac] [checking .....
   [javac] [checking .....
   [javac] [checking .....
   [javac] [checking .....
   [javac] /home/.....
             ..........java:25: cannot find symbol
    [javac] 
    [javac]............
    [javac] /home/......
    [javac] [loading java/lang/Math.class(java/lang:Math.class)]
    [javac] /home/.......
    [javac] [checking.......
    [javac] [checking.......
    [javac] [checking.......

balajesuri · #2 02-21-2013

Code:

sed -n '/\/home\//,/\[loading/p' file

Vignesh58 · #3 02-21-2013

Thanks a lot..It works!!

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Thanks balajesuri...

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