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 grep -A 2 'ERROR' file
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 grep -A 2 'ERROR' file
That won't work with a standard grep, it is a gnu'ism
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awk '/ERROR/{c=3};c-->0' file
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sed -n "/^ERROR/{N;N;N;p;}" file
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Anbu23,
Great solution!
There is only one minor issue that it is very easy to resolve.
It is displaying four lines, instead of 3 including the "ERROR" line per Geekeezoid specs.
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Thanks for all the replies and suggestions.. will try all of them when i have some free time today... thanks again
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sed -n "/^ERROR/{N;N;N;p;}" file

This worked... thanks... yes there was only a minor issue.. but it definitely did its job... thanks alot guys...
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