09-22-2008
extraction of data from a text file which follows certain pattern
hi everybody,
i have a file, in it I need to extract some data that follows a particular pattern..
For example: my file contains like
now running Speak225
sep 22 mon 16:34:05 2008
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
now running BBp499
sep 22 mon 16:36:15 2008
------------------------------
----------------------------
I need to get the names which follows "now running" and times in the precceding lines...
for that i need to get the line numbers and extract the required information..
Can anyone please help me.. That pattern exists so many times in the file and i need to get for all the times it happens using shell scripting .thank you
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LEARN ABOUT LINUX
fc-pattern
FC-PATTERN(1) FC-PATTERN(1)
NAME
fc-pattern - parse and show pattern
SYNOPSIS
fc-pattern [ -cdVh ] [ --config ] [ --default ] [ -f format | --format format ] [ --version ] [ --help ]
[ pattern [ element ... ] ]
DESCRIPTION
fc-pattern parses pattern (empty pattern by default) and shows the parsed result. If --config is given, config substitution is performed
on the pattern before being displayed. If --default is given, default substitution is performed on the pattern before being displayed.
If any elements are specified, only those are printed.
OPTIONS
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included
below.
-c --config
Perform config substitution on pattern.
-d --default
Perform default substitution on pattern.
-f --format format
Format output according to the format specifier format.
-V --version
Show version of the program and exit.
-h --help
Show summary of options.
pattern
Parses and displays pattern (uses empty pattern by default).
element
If set, the element property is displayed for parsed pattern.
SEE ALSO
FcNameParse(3) FcConfigSubstitute(3) FcDefaultSubstitute(3) FcPatternPrint(3) FcPatternFormat(3) fc-cat(1) fc-cache(1) fc-list(1) fc-
match(1) fc-query(1) fc-scan(1)
The fontconfig user's guide, in HTML format: /usr/share/doc/fontconfig/fontconfig-user.html.
AUTHOR
This manual page was updated by Behdad Esfahbod <behdad@behdad.org>.
16 April 2012 FC-PATTERN(1)