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How can i break a text file into parts that occur between a specific pattern?

I have text file having various xml many tags like which starts with the tag "<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>" . I have to break the whole file into several xmls by looking for the above pattern.

All the tags occuring in between the above pattern will form a seperate xml to be created.


Please Help,

Thanks in advance

Pls post the input data and desired output expecting.

Inpurt is >>
<fileName>Name1<fileName><?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><Name> Abhinav</Name>
<Age>12</Age>
<fileName>Name2<fileName><?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><Name> Abhinav</Name>
<Age>15></Age>

Desired output will be >>

Two xml files with the name Name1 and Name2 as given in the input and having contents as coming in the input...

1st file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><Name> Abhinav</Name>
<Age>12</Age>

2nd file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><Name> Abhinav</Name>
<Age>15></Age>


Actually we can search for the file Name tag >>>

i am new to UNIX so helpless

something like this :

Code:

awk '/<fileName>/ {co++; print >> "File_"co ;next} { print >> "File_"co }'  File_name.txt

In your reply File_Name.txt will be the input file or the output

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Hey panyam ... that was qute useful..
thanks,

BUt i need the names provided in the fileName tag as the names of the different files created...

ex: Name1.xml and Name2.xml

Try this:

Code:

awk -F"[<>]" '/fileName/{f=$3".xml"}{print > f}' file

thanks franklin....

Great help...

I being new dont understand the script you wrote...


Can you please explain a bit... or send a mail .. my mail id is