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# 8  
Old 07-10-2009
hi ghostdog,

it gives the output as
ctp=0
ctp=0
.
..
53 times
# 9  
Old 07-10-2009
Try this...
Code:
awk '/<cisco:name>/ {
   cpt=0
   sptp=0
   while($0 !~ "</cisco:name>")
   {
      getline;
      if($0 ~ "<cisco:cpt>") cpt++;
      if($0 ~ "<cisco:sptp>") sptp++;
   }
   print "cpt="cpt
   print "sptp="sptp
}' input

Adding more conditions over this should be easy for you.
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