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# 8  
Old 10-05-2010
Still want to sort it?
# 9  
Old 10-05-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by The One
what if i dont want the "Updated" included? like it will only print lines from "Name" until before "Updared"?
Code:
awk '/Update/{f=0}/Name/{f=1}f' file

# 10  
Old 10-05-2010
when i ran danmero code, i got from line Name to before updated :
Code:
awk '$1=="Updated:"{f=0}$1=="Name:"{f=1}f' file

is that what you wanted?
# 11  
Old 10-05-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by DGPickett
Still want to sort it?
i just want to get an output of:

Code:
Name: xxxx yyyy nnnn
Description: dfffgs  sdgsgsf hsfhhs
afgghhjdgj
fjklllll   gsfhfh

without the "Updated" line.

---------- Post updated at 09:44 AM ---------- Previous update was at 09:35 AM ----------
Quote:
Originally Posted by dragon.1431
when i ran danmero code, i got from line Name to before updated :
Code:
awk '$1=="Updated:"{f=0}$1=="Name:"{f=1}f' file

is that what you wanted?
i've got syntax error "bailing out near line 1"

---------- Post updated at 09:44 AM ---------- Previous update was at 09:44 AM ----------
Quote:
Originally Posted by Franklin52
Code:
awk '/Update/{f=0}/Name/{f=1}f' file

i've got syntax error "bailing out near line 1"
# 12  
Old 10-05-2010
hi,
as per this you might be using old one for awk.
please try using nawk instead of awk.
# 13  
Old 10-05-2010
sed -n '
/Name/,/Updated/{
/Updated/!p
}
' file
# 14  
Old 10-05-2010
the nawk works! thanks Smilie
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