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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Extract string between paranthesis Post 302774945 by Don Cragun on Sunday 3rd of March 2013 11:05:01 PM
Old 03-04-2013
With all of the posts you have submitted and the help you've been given, I'm surprised that you aren't able to do this without our help. Here is another way to do this:
Code:
sed 's/.*(//;s/).*//' file

 

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