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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting sed Command new Line not working Tried many variations Post 302884272 by Akshay Hegde on Sunday 19th of January 2014 02:35:10 PM
Old 01-19-2014
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Try :
Code:
$ cat file
pwrm16: Info: Thu Dec 12 22:20:23 2013 User PWPYNYFWD01 at position 170.198.8.160/net on host 170.198.8.160 using application 257 has been disconnected due to an overflow condition. pwrm17: Info: Sun Dec 15 21:37:30 2013 User PWPYNYFWD01 at position 170.198.8.160/net on host 170.198.8.160 using application 257 has been disconnected due to an overflow condition. pwrm18: Info: Wed Dec 18 11:31:43 2013 User PWPYNYFWD01 at position 170.198.8.160/net on host 170.198.8.160 using application 257 has been disconnected due to an overflow condition. pwrm16: Info: Wed Dec 18 14:00:05 2013 User PWPYNYFWD01 at position 170.198.8.160/net on host 170.198.8.160 using application 257 has been disconnected due to an overflow condition. pwrm16: Info: Thu Jan 02 13:51:24 2014 User PWPYNYFWD01 at position 170.198.8.160/net on host 170.198.8.160 using application 257 has been disconnected due to an overflow condition. pwrm19: Info: Fri Jan 17 01:16:26 2014 User PWPYNYFWD01 at position 170.198.8.160/net on host 170.198.8.160 using application 257 has been disconnected due to an overflow condition. pwrm16: Info: Fri Jan 17 03:39:19 2014 User PWPYNYFWD01 at position 170.198.8.160/net on host 170.198.8.160 using application 257 has been disconnected due to an overflow condition.

Code:
$ awk 'gsub(host_prefix,"\n\n&")' host_prefix=pwrm  file


pwrm16: Info: Thu Dec 12 22:20:23 2013 User PWPYNYFWD01 at position 170.198.8.160/net on host 170.198.8.160 using application 257 has been disconnected due to an overflow condition. 

pwrm17: Info: Sun Dec 15 21:37:30 2013 User PWPYNYFWD01 at position 170.198.8.160/net on host 170.198.8.160 using application 257 has been disconnected due to an overflow condition. 

pwrm18: Info: Wed Dec 18 11:31:43 2013 User PWPYNYFWD01 at position 170.198.8.160/net on host 170.198.8.160 using application 257 has been disconnected due to an overflow condition. 

pwrm16: Info: Wed Dec 18 14:00:05 2013 User PWPYNYFWD01 at position 170.198.8.160/net on host 170.198.8.160 using application 257 has been disconnected due to an overflow condition. 

pwrm16: Info: Thu Jan 02 13:51:24 2014 User PWPYNYFWD01 at position 170.198.8.160/net on host 170.198.8.160 using application 257 has been disconnected due to an overflow condition. 

pwrm19: Info: Fri Jan 17 01:16:26 2014 User PWPYNYFWD01 at position 170.198.8.160/net on host 170.198.8.160 using application 257 has been disconnected due to an overflow condition. 

pwrm16: Info: Fri Jan 17 03:39:19 2014 User PWPYNYFWD01 at position 170.198.8.160/net on host 170.198.8.160 using application 257 has been disconnected due to an overflow condition.

Code:
$ awk 'gsub(host_prefix,"\n\n&")' host_prefix=pwrm <<<$Variable

Last edited by Akshay Hegde; 01-19-2014 at 03:47 PM..
 

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