Awk: Comparing arguments with in line values of file and printing the result
I need to develop a script where I will take two date arguments as parameter date1 and date2 which will in format YYYYMM.
Below is the input file say sample.txt.
sample.txt will have certain blocks starting with P1.
Each block will have a value 118,1:TIMESTAMP.
I need to compare the arguments date1 and date2 with this TIMESTAMP and if it is between date1 and date2 then I want this entire block starting from P1 to start of next P1 to be copied in a new file say output.txt.
Since the input files will be very large I want to develop in awk and not shell.
Thanks Rudic. It works. Can you explain a little about your awk line. Does it work block by block or line by line ?
Sorry for asking such a basic question but I am very new to awk.
Last edited by garvit184; 06-23-2014 at 08:15 AM..
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_____________________________________________________________
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**********************************************************************
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