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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Select last block from a file Post 302092613 by shreedhar on Wednesday 11th of October 2006 05:32:30 AM
Old 10-11-2006
#! /usr/bin/perl

$file='last_block'; #file name
open (FH, $file);

while ($line=<FH>) {
undef(@array);
chomp($line);
if($line =~ /^START/) {
while ($temp = <FH>) {
chomp($temp);
if ($temp =~ /^END/) {
last;
}
push(@array, $temp);
}
@copy=@array;
}
}
print "@copy\n";

input file (last_block):
START
i am in first block
Now tell me i am...
END


START
i am in second block
now tell me i am
...
END

START
I am last block
did u asked me
END

output:
I am last block did u asked me
 

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NAME

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SYNOPSIS

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