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Hi,

I have particular set of files which have the below contents:

****** PBX TYPE:ID6 PBX-id: A11 rolled on 123456 368763 00 >>>>>>
A11,2008-07-01 21:31:00.000,42,42112, ,XXXXXXXX
A11,2008-07-01 21:40:00.000,6, , ,XXXXXXX
A12,2008-07-01 21:53:00.000,68, , ,XXXXXXXX
A13,2008-07-01 21:55:00.000,8,XXXX, ,XXXXX
A11,2008-07-01 21:55:00.000,26, , ,XXXXX
A11,2008-07-01 21:55:00.000,26,XXXXX
****** PBX TYPE:GG3 PBX-id: A44 rolled on 011409 163401 00 >>>>>>
0237953 1234567890 T000018
0237953 1234567899 T000011
0236545 1234567870 T000023


I would want to copy the records starting with header as ****** PBX TYPE:ID6 to another location.

like :

****** PBX TYPE:ID6 PBX-id: A11 rolled on 123456 368763 00 >>>>>>
A11,2008-07-01 21:31:00.000,42,42112, ,XXXXXXXX
A11,2008-07-01 21:40:00.000,6, , ,XXXXXXX
A12,2008-07-01 21:53:00.000,68, , ,XXXXXXXX
A13,2008-07-01 21:55:00.000,8,XXXX, ,XXXXX
A11,2008-07-01 21:55:00.000,26, , ,XXXXX
A11,2008-07-01 21:55:00.000,26,XXXXX


How can i do that.

Thanks,
Sandeep

Use nawk or /usr/xpg4/bin/awk on Solaris:

Code:

awk > output '
END { if (r ~ v) print r }
/^\*\*\*/ { 
  if (r ~ v) print r 
  f = 1; r = "" 
  }
f { r = r ? r RS $0 : $0 }
' v='\\** PBX TYPE:ID6' input

Thanks. I did not get any output in the output file after running it

Attached is my file, so that it would be easy for you

thanks again

forgot attachment

Could you post a bigger sample that includes the paragraphs you're interested in? I cannot find the pattern PBX TYPE:ID6 in you attachment.

Attached is the file with PBX TYPE:ID6 (note there is one more PBX TYPE:CC3 ) , the output should not include these records.

I would want to copy anything that comes under this PBX TYPE:ID6( including the header,and once copied these records should get deleted

Thanks so much

Sandeep