Display n lines before match found

nsuresh316 · #1 06-25-2012

I have a file with following data

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
K
L
M
N

and search pattern is G

Expected output

A
B
C
D
E
F

Note : Apart from grep -B i need some other options

balajesuri · #2 06-25-2012

Code:

awk '/G/{exit}'1 file

bartus11 · #3 06-25-2012

Code:

awk '/G/{p=1}!p' file

alister · #4 06-25-2012

Code:

sed -n '/G/q;p'

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