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# 1  
Old 01-06-2012
print text between two strings
Deal All,

I have problem for this:

input file : "data.txt"

R 240 585694.59946146.8 8.0 239 585694.09946134.3 8.0 238 585693.59946121.8
8.01R 237 585693.09946109.3 8.0 236 585692.59946096.9 8.0 235 585692.19946084.4
8.01R 234 585691.59946071.9 8.0 233 585691.09946059.5 8.0 232 585690.59946047.0
8.01R 231 585690.09946034.5 8.0 230 585689.59946022.1 8.0 229 585688.99946009.6
8.01R 9 585676.29943265.4 8.0 8 585676.59943252.9 8.0 7 585676.99943240.4
8.01R 6 585677.29943228.0 8.0 5 585677.59943215.5 8.0 4 585677.99943203.0
8.04V0333-077 1 1002 02859.39S11746 8.45E 585561.59946596.0
56.42361531 8 S0333-077 12 1002 029 7.56S11746 7.69E 585538.29946345.4
56.42361531 8 Z0333-077 11 1002 029 7.70S11746 9.29E 585587.59946341.0
58.02361531 8 Z0333-077 12 1002 029 7.56S11746 7.69E 585538.29946345.4
58.02361531 8 T0333-077 1 1 1002 03052.83S1174612.33E 585681.19943113.3
56.42361531 8 T0333-077 1 2 1002 03053.01S11746 9.28E 585586.89943107.8
56.42361531 8 T0333-077 1 5 1002 029 8.77S11746 9.12E 585582.39946308.0
56.42361531 8 T0333-077 1 3 1002 03053.00S11746 6.32E 585495.59943108.0
56.42361531 8 T0333-077 1 4 1002 03052.85S11746 3.50E 585408.39943112.8
56.42361531 8 R 240 585694.49946166.0 8.0 239 585693.99946153.5 8.0 238
585693.49946141.0 8.01R 237 585693.09946128.6 8.0 236 585692.59946116.1 8.0 235
585692.09946103.6 8.01R 234 585691.59946091.2 8.0 233 585691.09946078.7 8.0 232
585690.59946066.2 8.01R 231 585690.09946053.7 8.0 230 585689.59946041.3 8.0 229
585675.99943259.7 8.01R 6 585676.39943247.2 8.0 5 585676.69943234.7 8.0 4
585676.99943222.2 8.01R 3 585677.39943209.7 8.0 2 585677.69943197.3 8.0 1
585405.79943186.5 8.04V0333-077 1 1003 02858.77S11746 8.45E
585561.69946615.2 60.2236153116 S0333-077 11 1003 029 7.08S11746 9.28E
585587.39946360.2 60.2236153116 Z0333-077 11 1003 029 7.08S11746 9.28E
585587.39946360.2 61.8236153116 Z0333-077 12 1003 029 6.93S11746 7.68E
585537.99946364.6 61.8236153116 T0333-077 1 1 1003 03052.19S1174612.30E
585680.29943132.7 60.2236153116 T0333-077 1 2 1003 03052.38S11746 9.26E
585586.39943127.1 60.2236153116 T0333-077 1 5 1003 029 8.15S11746 9.11E
585582.09946327.3 60.2236153116 T0333-077 1 3 1003 03052.37S11746 6.29E
585494.59943127.2 60.2236153116 T0333-077 1 4 1003 03052.23S11746 3.48E
585407.69943131.8 60.2236153116 R 240 585694.39946185.1 8.0 239
585693.89946172.6 8.0 238 585693.39946160.1 8.01R 237 585692.99946147.7 8.0 236
585692.49946135.2 8.0 235 585691.99946122.7 8.01R 234 585691.59946110.3 8.0 233
585691.09946097.8 8.0 232 585690.59946085.3 8.01R 231 585690.09946072.9 8.0 230
585689.49946060.4 8.0 229 585688.99946047.9 8.01

Desired output is as follows: "output.txt"

R 240 585694.59946146.8 8.0 239 585694.09946134.3 8.0 238 585693.59946121.8 8.01
R 237 585693.09946109.3 8.0 236 585692.59946096.9 8.0 235 585692.19946084.4 8.01
R 234 585691.59946071.9 8.0 233 585691.09946059.5 8.0 232 585690.59946047.0 8.01
R 231 585690.09946034.5 8.0 230 585689.59946022.1 8.0 229 585688.99946009.6 8.01
R 9 585676.29943265.4 8.0 8 585676.59943252.9 8.0 7 585676.99943240.4 8.01
R 6 585677.29943228.0 8.0 5 585677.59943215.5 8.0 4 585677.99943203.0 8.04
V0333-077 1 1002 02859.39S11746 8.45E 585561.59946596.0 56.42361531 8
S0333-077 12 1002 029 7.56S11746 7.69E 585538.29946345.4 56.42361531 8
Z0333-077 11 1002 029 7.70S11746 9.29E 585587.59946341.0 58.02361531 8
Z0333-077 12 1002 029 7.56S11746 7.69E 585538.29946345.4 58.02361531 8
T0333-077 1 1 1002 03052.83S1174612.33E 585681.19943113.3 56.42361531 8
T0333-077 1 2 1002 03053.01S11746 9.28E 585586.89943107.8 56.42361531 8
T0333-077 1 5 1002 029 8.77S11746 9.12E 585582.39946308.0 56.42361531 8
T0333-077 1 3 1002 03053.00S11746 6.32E 585495.59943108.0 56.42361531 8
T0333-077 1 4 1002 03052.85S117463.50E 585408.39943112.8 56.42361531 8
R 240 585694.49946166.0 8.0 239 585693.99946153.5 8.0 238 585693.49946141.0 8.01
R 237 585693.09946128.6 8.0 236 585692.59946116.1 8.0 235 585692.09946103.6 8.01
R 234 585691.59946091.2 8.0 233 585691.09946078.7 8.0 232 585690.59946066.2 8.01
R 231 585690.09946053.7 8.0 230 585689.59946041.3 8.0 229 585675.99943259.7 8.01
R 6 585676.39943247.2 8.0 5 585676.69943234.7 8.0 4 585676.99943222.2 8.01
R 3 585677.39943209.7 8.0 2 585677.69943197.3 8.0 1 585405.79943186.5 8.04
V0333-077 1 1003 02858.77S11746 8.45E 585561.69946615.2 60.2236153116
S0333-077 11 1003 029 7.08S11746 9.28E 585587.39946360.2 60.2236153116
Z0333-077 11 1003 029 7.08S11746 9.28E 585587.39946360.2 61.8236153116
Z0333-077 12 1003 029 6.93S11746 7.68E 585537.99946364.6 61.8236153116
T0333-077 1 1 1003 03052.19S1174612.30E 585680.29943132.7 60.2236153116
T0333-077 1 2 1003 03052.38S11746 9.26E 585586.39943127.1 60.2236153116
T0333-077 1 5 1003 029 8.15S11746 9.11E 585582.09946327.3 60.2236153116
T0333-077 1 3 1003 03052.37S11746 6.29E 585494.59943127.2 60.2236153116
T0333-077 1 4 1003 03052.23S11746 3.48E 585407.69943131.8 60.2236153116
R 240 585694.39946185.1 8.0 239 585693.89946172.6 8.0 238 585693.39946160.1 8.01
R 237 585692.99946147.7 8.0 236 585692.49946135.2 8.0 235 585691.99946122.7 8.01
R 234 585691.59946110.3 8.0 233 585691.09946097.8 8.0 232 585690.59946085.3 8.01
R 231 585690.09946072.9 8.0 230 585689.49946060.4 8.0 229 585688.99946047.9 8.01

Please, help. Tanks.
Last edited by aksin; 01-06-2012 at 10:57 AM.. Reason: wrong input data
# 2  
Old 01-06-2012
Based on the input given ..
Code:
$ nawk '{sub(/[A-Z]/,"\n&")};1' infile | nawk 'ORS=/^[0-9]/?"\n":" "'

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aksin
# 3  
Old 01-06-2012
Code:
sed 's/\([^[:alpha:]]*\)\(.*\)/\2 \1/' yourfile

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