05-10-2009
extract blocks of text from a file
Hi,
This is part of a large text file I need to separate out.
I'd like some help to build a shell script that will extract the text between sets of dashed lines, write that to a new file using the whole or part of the first text string as the new file name, then move on to the next one and repeat.
The amount of text between the dashes is variable - might be just a couple of lines of text or many lines.
There's one line of space between the dashed line and the first line of text.
Doesn't matter to me if the new output file contains the dashes or not.
It would be nice to flag the ones with "No errors found" by appending that to the filename also, but not necessary.
Thanks!
Input file:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
3D Survey MBST_BASIN/M93upd05_htti2_TTIvol2_Z (storage m93up5)
No errors found
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
3D Survey m93up5_ip/M93upd05_htti2_TTIvol2_Z (storage m93up5)
No errors found
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
3D Survey MARS_B/Mars-B (storage mars_b)
Seismic files referenced in Oracle not present on disk
This is an ERROR. Files listed below will not open in SeisWorks:
mars_b/mars_b01.3dv
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
3D Survey mars_b_ip/Mars-B (storage mars_b)
Seismic files referenced in Oracle not present on disk
This is an ERROR. Files listed below will not open in SeisWorks:
mars_b/mars_b01.3dv
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
3D Survey AUGER_123DI/szwauger (storage szwauger)
Seismic files referenced in Oracle not present on disk
This is an ERROR. Files listed below will not open in SeisWorks:
szwauger/S_AUGER_123DI_30601.3dh
szwauger/S_AUGER_123DI_30701.3dh
szwauger/S_AUGER_123DI_30801.3dh
szwauger/S_AUGER_123DI_30901.3dh
szwauger/S_AUGER_123DI_31001.3dh
szwauger/S_AUGER_123DI_31101.3dh
szwauger/S_AUGER_123DI_31201.3dh
szwauger/S_AUGER_123DI_31301.3dh
szwauger/S_AUGER_123DI_31401.3dh
szwauger/S_AUGER_123DI_31501.3dh
szwauger/S_AUGER_123DI_31601.3dh
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
2D Project szwauger_1p
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Desired output :
file 1, named "3D Survey MBST_BASIN"
3D Survey MBST_BASIN/M93upd05_htti2_TTIvol2_Z (storage m93up5)
No errors found
file 2, named "3D Survey m93up5_ip"
3D Survey m93up5_ip/M93upd05_htti2_TTIvol2_Z (storage m93up5)
No errors found
file 3, named "3D Survey MARS_B"
3D Survey MARS_B/Mars-B (storage mars_b)
Seismic files referenced in Oracle not present on disk
This is an ERROR. Files listed below will not open in SeisWorks:
mars_b/mars_b01.3dv
and so on...
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pr(1) General Commands Manual pr(1)
Name
pr - print files
Syntax
pr [ options ] [ files ]
Description
The command prints the named files on the standard output. If file is designated by a minus sign (-), or if no files are specified the
command assumes standard input. By default, the listing is separated into pages, each headed by the page number, a date and time, and the
name of the file.
By default, columns are of equal width, separated by at least one space. Lines that do not fit are truncated. However, if the -s option is
used, lines are not truncated and columns are separated by the separation character.
If the standard output is associated with a terminal, error messages are withheld until has finished printing.
Options
The following options can be used singly or in combination:
-a Prints multi-column output across the page.
-b Prints blank headers.
-d Double-spaces the output.
-eck Expands input tabs to character positions k+1, 2*k+1, 3*k+1,... n*k+1. If k is 0 or is omitted, tabs are set at every eighth posi-
tion. Tab characters in the input are expanded into the appropriate number of spaces. The default for c (any non-digit character)
is the tab character; therefore, if c is given, it is treated as the input tab character.
-f Uses form-feed character for new pages. The default is to use a sequence of line-feeds. The -f option causes the command to pause
before beginning the first page if the standard output is associated with a terminal.
-h Uses the next argument as the header to be printed instead of the file name.
-ick Replaces white space in output by inserting tabs to character positions k+1, 2*k+1, 3*k+1,...n*k+1. If k is 0 or is omitted, tabs
are set at every eighth position. The default for c (any non-digit character) is the tab character; therefore, if c is given, it
is treated as the input tab character.
+k Begins printing with page k (default is 1).
-k Produces k-column output (default is 1). The -e and -i options are assumed for multi-column output.
-lk Sets the length of a page to k lines. The default is 66 lines.
-m Merges and prints all files simultaneously, one per column (overrides the -k, and -a options).
-nck Numbers lines. The default for k is 20. The number occupies the first k+1 character positions of each column of normal output or
each line of -m output. If c, which is any non-digit character is given, it is appended to the line number to separate it from
whatever follows. The default for c is a tab.
-ok Offsets each line by k character positions (default is 0). The number of character positions per line is the sum of the width and
offset.
-p Pauses before beginning each page if the output is directed to a terminal. The command rings the bell at the terminal and awaits a
carriage return.
-r Suppresses diagnostic reports on failure to open files.
-sc Separates columns by the single character c instead of by the appropriate number of spaces (default for c is a tab).
-t Suppresses the five-line identifying header and the five-line trailer normally supplied for each page. The -t option causes the
command to quit printing after the last line of each file without spacing to the end of the page.
-wk Sets the width of a line to k character positions. The default is 72 for equal-width multi-column output; otherwise there is no
limit.
Examples
Print file1 and file2 as a double-spaced, three-column listing with the heading: file list.
pr -3dh "file list" file1 file2
Write file1 on file2, expanding tabs to columns 10, 19, 28, 37,...:
pr -e9 -t <file1>file2
Files
/dev/tty* to suspend messages
See Also
cat(1)
pr(1)