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# 15  
Old 02-06-2008
For CGREP
Thanks for the solution with CGREP.
I tried downloading the TAR file from the link you specified, but it gives me checksum error when I try to untar, so i could not install cgrep on my system
# 16  
Old 02-06-2008
Hi.
Quote:
Originally Posted by jayana
Thanks for the solution with CGREP.
I tried downloading the TAR file from the link you specified, but it gives me checksum error when I try to untar, so i could not install cgrep on my system
I just downloaded it again, and tar didn't complain.

You noticed that it was a compressed tar archive, cgrepsrc.tar.gz, yes? ... cheers, drl
# 17  
Old 02-07-2008
In continuation to this problem, using the tips given by all of you for GREP, I am able to find the line number for start & end. Any hints about how to cut part of a file and write into another file?
# 18  
Old 02-07-2008
Code:
> cat kk
line 1
line 2
line 3
line 4
line 5
line 6
> sed -n "3,5p" kk
line 3
line 4
line 5

# 19  
Old 02-12-2008
awk
Hi,
I think below one is ok for you,just try it.

Code:
echo "input id"
read id
cat filename | paste - - - - - - | sed 's/	/,/g' | nawk -v var="$id" 'BEGIN{FS=","}
{
temp=sprintf("id:%s",var)
if($4==temp)
{
	print $2
	print $3
	print $4
	print $5
}
}'
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