script to grab lines between two values

JamesByars · #1 (**permalink**) 09-18-2008

hi guys

say I have a file that contains

Code:

hello
world
this 
is
AAAAA
message
to
try
BBBBBB
and 
see
if
anyone
AAAAA
knows
the
answer
BBBBBB
thanks

Now I would like a script so that it will grab AAAAA and BBBBBB and everything in between and write to a new file

i.e.

I would like in my file

Code:

AAAAA
message
to
try
BBBBBB

AAAAA
knows
the
answer
BBBBBB

thanks

vidyadhar85 · #2 (**permalink**) 09-18-2008

is this what you wanted.. just check..

Quote:

awk '/AAAAA/,/BBBBBB/' infile > outfile

JamesByars · #3 (**permalink**) 09-18-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by vidyadhar85

is this what you wanted.. just check..

that is exactly what I wanted vidya, many thanks

summer_cherry · #4 (**permalink**) 09-19-2008

Code:

awk '{
 if($0=="AAAAA")
       a=1
 if(a==1)
       print
 if($0=="BBBBBB")
 {
       print ""
      a=0
 }
}' filename

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