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Old 10-19-2011
another simple awk problem

Hello;
I need to print two previous lines after searching for a reg exp:

Code:
awk '/haywood/'

should produce the following

===================
Code:
p9J46THe020804    89922 Tue Oct 18 21:06 MAILER-DAEMON
                 (host map: lookup (haywood.com): deferred)
                                         confirms@haywood.com

=================

Thank you for any ideas
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sorry about not using the code tags
Will do from now on
Thnx

Last edited by vgersh99; 10-19-2011 at 04:27 PM.. Reason: code tags, please!
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