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Old 11-12-2008
Data after a string in a file

Hi,
I have a file with data as follows:

324dsadfasfgf23<xmlsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss<fdf>dfsdf>

i need all the data followed by the string <xml?

Is it possible to retrieve it?
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Old 11-13-2008
Try:

Code:
sed 's/.*xml\(.*\)/\1/' < filename

Output:

Quote:
sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss<fdf>dfsdf>
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