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# 1  
Old 10-25-2011
perl script print the lines between two pattern
i have a file as below

sample.pl

parameter1
argument1
argument2
parameter2

I want out as below

argument1
argument2

that is , i want to print all the lines between parameter1 & parameter 2.

i tried with the following

if($mystring =~ m/parameter1(.*?)parameter2/)

I want the output should be written in another file.
# 2  
Old 10-25-2011
Perl
Hi,

use $1 to print the lines in between two patterns.

Code:
print $1;

Cheers,
RangaSmilie
# 3  
Old 10-25-2011
Could this help you ?

Code:
perl -ne 'if(/parameter1/../parameter2/){print if !/parameter/}' filename

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