SED command help: Can we pass predefined variables in place of regex


 
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# 8  
Old 03-23-2009
Are you looking for this?

Code:
awk -F: '/tfwk15FullyOn:/{print $2}' file

Regards
# 9  
Old 03-23-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by usha rao
I have another problem with SED command.

i have a file which looks like this:
file1{
CPS: Error registering CPS with MBean Server -- this will NOT affect the normal functioning of the program -- CPS w
ill just not be available for dynamic reloading: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/management/modelmbean/ModelM
BeanInfo

******* Command Response *******

CMD RESPONSE = tfwk15On:true
tfwk15FullyOn:true
}

here i want to get the final output as true for tfwk15FullyOn

my problem is
i am using a command like this:

Please put code inside [code] tags.
Quote:
Code:
cat file1 |sed 's/tfwk15FullyOn:/@/g' |awk -F"@" '{print $2}'| sed '/^$/d' | sed -e 's/^.*{\(.*\)},*/\1/'


4 unnecessary external commands! All you need is awk:

Code:
awk -F: '/tfwk15FullyOn/ { print $2 }' "$FILE"

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