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Old 11-11-2009
awk vs grep question
Hello,
I am trying to use awk instead of grep command. Is there a way I can search for a pattern and show 10 lines before it (grep -B) using awk ot nawk?
# 2  
Old 11-11-2009
see here for few examples.
# 3  
Old 11-11-2009
ghostdog this examples emulate tail command, it is not what i am looking for. i need to print lines before the matching pattern
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Old 11-11-2009
i see. then see here. The 2nd example prints before and after, i am sure you can change to cater to what you need.
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Old 11-11-2009
Also here:
grep and display few lines before and after
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Old 11-11-2009
thanks you igor, it helps me solved the problem
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