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How to copy multiple lines from a file to another using AWK?
Hi,

I have a abc.txt file.

In this file there is a SQL query which Iwant to copy and print it on another file.The query (for eg) is written like this:

SELECT field1,
field2,
field3
from table1,table2
where <conditions>
END

I want to copy this query to another file using AWK.Its very urgent .Can someone help me in this.

Thanks in advance.
JS
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Hi,

I have a abc.txt file.

In this file there is a SQL query which Iwant to copy and print it on another file.The query (for eg) is written like this:

SELECT field1,
field2,
field3
from table1,table2
where <conditions>
END

I want to copy this query to another file using AWK.Its very urgent .Can someone help me in this.

Thanks in advance.
JS
Code:
awk '/SELECT/,/END/{print}' abc.txt > newfile
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Thanku so much its working perfectly !!
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Thanku so much its working perfectly !!
What If i dont want to print the first and the last line but everthing else?
For eg : I dont want to print the SELECT and Last line, END but have to print all lines in between these two?
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