05-01-2003
deleting lines following pattern
this script deletes line with pattern and again search for pattern and deletes it ..
May be i haven't explained properly...
Once i delete the line with pattern i need to delete all the lines after the pattern till the time it sees a blank line.
I am working on database file ..
which is in this format ..
OBJECT="NAME" ACTION="REDEFINE" "NAME_A"="KAJNABI-XYZ"
DESCRIPTION="FGH"
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AUTO_RESET="0"
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***************BLANK LINE**********
OBJECT="NAME" ACTION="REDEFINE" "NAME_A"="AJNABI-GFT"
DESCRIPTION="GFR"
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AUTO_RESET="0"
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OBJECT="NAME" ACTION="REDEFINE" "NAME_A"="KAJNABI-XYZ"
DESCRIPTION="FGH"
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.
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AUTO_RESET="0"
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WHAT i need to do is delete line with pattern say KAJNABI and delete all the lines after it till it sees the blank line .. and again search for the pattern and does the same again ...
I understand that i will have to use the loop but how exactly I am going to do this .. makes me confused ....
thanks
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