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# 1  
Old 05-16-2011
Bug Inserting file content into a searched pattern
Hi,
i have to insert the content of source.txt into the searched pattern of the file second.txt.

Code:
 
$cat source.txt
One
Two
Three
.
.
 
$cat second.txt
This is second file
pattern match start here
 
pattern match end here
end of the file

so the result will be like this
Code:
 
$cat second.txt
This is second file
pattern match start here
One
Two
Three
.
.
pattern match end here
end of the file

i can able to do with help of head and tail with number count. But as the pattern position is not always in fixed line. so believe the AWK is helpful.
Thanks
# 2  
Old 05-16-2011
Quote:
i can able to do with help of head and tail with number count. But as the pattern position is not always in fixed line.
I think you could use grep with line number to fine the where the pattern starts and ends and use those variable in your head and tail command
# 3  
Old 05-16-2011
Try this:
Code:
awk '{print}/pattern/{system("cat source.txt")}' second.txt

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posix
# 4  
Old 05-25-2011
Hi ,
Is it possible to use the some variable rather than the "source.txt"(as hardcode) so that we can use it as run time variable.
i tried with -v for variable assignment but failed to do so.

Code:
read abc
awk -v var="$abc" '{print}/pattern/{system("cat $var")}' second.txt

# 5  
Old 05-25-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by posix
Hi ,
Is it possible to use the some variable rather than the "source.txt"(as hardcode) so that we can use it as run time variable.
i tried with -v for variable assignment but failed to do so.

Code:
read abc
awk -v var="$abc" '{print}/pattern/{system("cat $var")}' second.txt

Should be something like:
Code:
read abc
awk -v var="$abc" '{print}/pattern/{system("cat " var)}' second.txt

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