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# 8  
Old 10-24-2013
Try:
Code:
sed -n '/:7023:/,/:/p' file

# 9  
Old 10-24-2013
I guess the requestor wants the 5th + lines suppressed when :7023: is encountered, until the next :; anything else should print:
Code:
awk 'NR==1 || /^:/ {L=1E99} /^:7023:/ {L=NR+4} NR<L' file
some data
:7023:TEST LINE NUMBER
1101010021442 TESTING
HI HERE
PLEASE HELP ME OUT
:7028:OUR
some more data

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sandipgawale
# 10  
Old 10-25-2013
Input file is like

Code:
:7011:/20106407235
NATURE CONSTRUCTION
NEW DP ROAD
OPP GOVT SCHOOL
45500332
:7021:SAMPLE DATA ONE
:7023:TEST LINE NUMBER
 1101010021442 TESTING
 HI HERE 
PLEASE HELP ME OUT
AC 20101906523 
:7028:OUR


OUTPUT I NEED IS


Code:
:7011:/20106407235
NATURE CONSTRUCTION
NEW DP ROAD
OPP GOVT SCHOOL
45500332
:7021:SAMPLE DATA ONE
:7023:TEST LINE NUMBER
 1101010021442 TESTING
 HI HERE 
PLEASE HELP ME OUT
:7028:OUR

So i want line AC 20101906523 to be deleted or any more line after that if present till next : get deleted.
Last edited by Scrutinizer; 10-25-2013 at 03:56 AM.. Reason: code tags
# 11  
Old 10-25-2013
Quote:
Originally Posted by sandipgawale
Input file is like

Code:
:7011:/20106407235
NATURE CONSTRUCTION
NEW DP ROAD
OPP GOVT SCHOOL
45500332
:7021:SAMPLE DATA ONE
:7023:TEST LINE NUMBER
 1101010021442 TESTING
 HI HERE 
PLEASE HELP ME OUT
AC 20101906523 
:7028:OUR

OUTPUT I NEED IS


Code:
:7011:/20106407235
NATURE CONSTRUCTION
NEW DP ROAD
OPP GOVT SCHOOL
45500332
:7021:SAMPLE DATA ONE
:7023:TEST LINE NUMBER
 1101010021442 TESTING
 HI HERE 
PLEASE HELP ME OUT
:7028:OUR

So i want line AC 20101906523 to be deleted or any more line after that if present till next : get deleted.
Try

Code:
$ cat <<eof | awk '!/^AC/'
:7011:/20106407235
NATURE CONSTRUCTION
NEW DP ROAD
OPP GOVT SCHOOL
45500332
:7021:SAMPLE DATA ONE
:7023:TEST LINE NUMBER
 1101010021442 TESTING
 HI HERE 
PLEASE HELP ME OUT
AC 20101906523 
:7028:OUR
eof

:7011:/20106407235
NATURE CONSTRUCTION
NEW DP ROAD
OPP GOVT SCHOOL
45500332
:7021:SAMPLE DATA ONE
:7023:TEST LINE NUMBER
 1101010021442 TESTING
 HI HERE 
PLEASE HELP ME OUT
:7028:OUR

for file use like this

Code:
$ awk '!/^AC/' file

OR

Code:
$ sed '/^AC/d' file

OR

Code:
$ perl -ni -e 'print unless /^AC/' file

Last edited by Akshay Hegde; 10-25-2013 at 04:09 AM..
# 12  
Old 10-25-2013
Try:
Code:
awk '/^AC/{p=0} /^:/{p=1}p' file

# 13  
Old 10-25-2013
Thanks RudiC .....
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