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Originally Posted by kristinu

Just one thing, the 1 at the end, does than mean

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yes

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Code:

#!/bin/bash

declare -i f
while read -r LINE
do
  case "$LINE"  in
    "Iteration"*)
        num="${LINE##*.}"
        f=1
        echo "$LINE"
        continue
        ;;
    "") f=0 ;;
  esac
  [[ "$f" == 1 ]] && LINE="$num $LINE"
  echo "$LINE"
done <"file"

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