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# 1  
Old 11-14-2005
Extract String
Hello. I would like to extract the word "PATTERN" from a file that occurs on mulitple lines:
{1:5TIROEKUDRSH0027000755}{2:O4351423051114PATTERN40130656410423N}

Thank you.
# 2  
Old 11-14-2005
$ cat aa
{1:5TIROEKUDRSH0027000755}{2:O4351423051114PATTERN40130656410423N}
$ cat aa|sed -e "s/PATTERN//g"
{1:5TIROEKUDRSH0027000755}{2:O435142305111440130656410423N}
# 3  
Old 11-14-2005
Thank you. Let me provide more detail. I would like to get the word "Pattern" plus the next 5 characters following:

In:
{1:5TIROEKUDRSH0027000755}{2:O4351423051114PATTERN40130656410423N}
Out:
PATTERN40130

Thanks.
# 4  
Old 11-14-2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by ashterix
$ cat aa
{1:5TIROEKUDRSH0027000755}{2:O4351423051114PATTERN40130656410423N}
$ cat aa|sed -e "s/PATTERN//g"
{1:5TIROEKUDRSH0027000755}{2:O435142305111440130656410423N}
Now there is a UUOC.

In resonse to the second question:
Code:
sed -n 's/.*\(PATTERN.....\).*/\1/' file

# 5  
Old 11-14-2005
the best i can do so far....

$ cat aa
{1:5TIROEKUDRSH0027000755}{2:O4351423051114PATTERN40130656410423N}
{1:5TIROEKUDRSH0027000755}{2:O4351423051114PATTERN50130656410423N}
{1:5TIROEKUDRSH0027000755}{2:O4351423051114PATTERN60130656410423N}
$ while read all
> do
> expr substr "$all" 44 12
> done < aa
PATTERN40130
PATTERN50130
PATTERN60130
# 6  
Old 11-14-2005
Thank you.
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