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Old 02-06-2008
extract a particular start and end pattern from a line

hi

In the foll example the whole text in a single line....

i want to extract text from IPTel to RTCPBase.h.
want to use this acrooss the whole file

Updated: IPTel\platform\core\include\RTCPBase.h \main\MWS2051_Sablime_Int\1 \main\MWS2051_Sablime_Int\IPT2_8_SP1_Integration\1

Thanks
Manish
# 2  
Old 02-06-2008
Code:
Echo 'Updated: IPTel\platform\core\include\RTCPBase.h \main\MWS2051_Sablime_Int\1 \main\MWS2051_Sablime_Int\IPT2_8_SP1_Integration\1' | awk '{print $2}'

Gives what you expect: IPTel\platform\core\include\RTCPBase.h

Regards
# 3  
Old 02-06-2008
Data

it is showing only IPTel\platform
# 4  
Old 02-06-2008
Do you have a space after "IPTel\platform" ?

Regards
# 5  
Old 02-07-2008
CPU & Memory

no there is no space....
can u try something else

i need the solution urgently.....

Thanks in advance
# 6  
Old 02-07-2008
cat <your file> | cut -d ' ' -f 1
# 7  
Old 02-07-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by Franklin52
Code:
Echo 'Updated: IPTel\platform\core\include\RTCPBase.h \main\MWS2051_Sablime_Int\1 \main\MWS2051_Sablime_Int\IPT2_8_SP1_Integration\1' | awk '{print $2}'

Gives what you expect: IPTel\platform\core\include\RTCPBase.h

Regards
Echo 'Updated: IPTel\platform\core\include\RTCPBase.h \main\MWS2051_Sablime_Int\1 \main\MWS2051_Sablime_Int\IPT2_8_SP1_Integration\1' | awk -F" " '{print $2}'
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