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Old 02-02-2009
process text file with awk
I have a text file which represent a http packet:
header1
haeder2
.....
.....
headern

payload

I need to count bytes in the payload. How can I get it using awk?
Thanks in advance
Andrea Musella
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Old 02-02-2009
An original output as example could help helping you.
# 3  
Old 02-02-2009
I insert an example of file which i want to process:
Code:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:16:24 GMT

Server: Apache

Last-Modified: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:08:03 GMT

Accept-Ranges: bytes

Cache-Control: max-age=540

Expires: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:21:31 GMT

Vary: Accept-Encoding

Content-Encoding: gzip

Age: 233

Content-Length: 1276

Keep-Alive: timeout=1, max=198

Connection: Keep-Alive

Content-Type: application/x-javascript



...........Wmo.6.........r\Y/..8.S.+2......aK...eq.E...7A....(Q.......y...=w|...:>2.?....0.1C+.a.0..t..E..<.>>B.`.....[.......3....@|7.C.AS......=d...&.G......>...K.....=o-....J|.e..df,Dg5.4...>..8L.!$..]....<e..T.Or...q.......R-U._2q9e....#...........ZG..j
........llZ...h^o..
vi.%...dn/.O....(...H.....ud..)...#k.t.......Y.t0R-.d...Ff.yQ._5.....z..a.B"(T0.....U..O.....P$.9.f..N.ID.v]$..m..).l..|q]E0.
..bj*.].^.l................9..Z.3..mp..|U......b...^;....&.=.

I want the count of bytes represented by text after the last header (Content-type)
Last edited by zaxxon; 02-02-2009 at 12:47 PM.. Reason: added code-tags
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