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Old 01-09-2008
how to get a part of file pertaining to a condition
A log file contains details for last one year .This file contains log for all dates . The log file for a particular day starts with a particular string and ends with the same string .
We need to make a new file out of this existing file containing data after a particular date.
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Old 01-09-2008
after which date ? what applications is writing to this log file ? what is the OS ? what languages (if) need to be deployed ? are you root ? Please post more details with some samples.
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Old 01-09-2008
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Originally Posted by sysgate
after which date ? what applications is writing to this log file ? what is the OS ? what languages (if) need to be deployed ? are you root ? Please post more details with some samples.
********************************************************we need to retain the log for last one month
applicaton writing is: Abinito
NO we are not the root.




here is a part of the log


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Data Bytes Records Status Skew Flow
Vertex Port
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apr 05 11:24:58 Phase 4 ended (3 seconds)
CPU Time Status Skew Vertex
0.330 [ : 1] 0% Job_Audit_Complete.gatherlg_log
0.340 [ : 1] 0% Job_Audit_Complete.gatherlg_log_1
0.540 [ : 1] 0% Job_Audit_Complete.gen_rec_job_audit
0.360 [ : 1] 0% Job_Audit_Complete.reformat_job_audit
1.140 [ : 1] 0% Job_Audit_Complete.updtab_job_audit
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Data Bytes Records Status Skew Flow
Vertex Port
112 1 [ : : 1] 0% Job_Audit_Complete.Flow_1
Job_Audit_Complete.gen_rec_job_audit out
112 1 [ : : 1] 0% Job_Audit_Complete.Flow_1
Job_Audit_Complete.reformat_job_audit in
77 1 [ : : 1] 0% Job_Audit_Complete.Flow_2
Job_Audit_Complete.reformat_job_audit out0
77 1 [ : : 1] 0% Job_Audit_Complete.Flow_2
Job_Audit_Complete.updtab_job_audit in
337 2 [ : : 1] 0% Job_Audit_Complete.Flow_3
Job_Audit_Complete.reformat_job_audit log
337 2 [ : : 1] 0% Job_Audit_Complete.Flow_3
Job_Audit_Complete.gatherlg_log in
4,395 27 [ : : 1] 0% Job_Audit_Complete.Flow_4
Job_Audit_Complete.updtab_job_audit log
4,395 27 [ : : 1] 0% Job_Audit_Complete.Flow_4
Job_Audit_Complete.gatherlg_log_1 in
------------------------------------------------------------------------
++GTR++;J4,-1;--GTR--


this is a part of the log
basing on the date condition we need to get the log for last one month
++GTR++;J4,-1;--GTR-- is the ending string for a particular days log
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