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# 1  
Old 10-01-2009
Extract a specific number from an XML file based on the start and end tags
Hello People,

I have the following contents in an XML file

Code:
 
...........
...........
..........
...........
<Details = "Sample Details">
<Name>Bob</Name>
<Age>34</Age>
<Address>CA</Address>
<ContactNumber>1234</ContactNumber>
</Details>
...........
.............
...........
..........

Now, I need to extract the Details section with all the parameters i.e from

Code:
 
<Details = "Sample Details"> to
 
</Details>

and put in a separate temporary file.

Can I do it using the basic UNIX Shell commands i.e sed or cut or paste etc... ? Please help.

Thanks.
Last edited by zaxxon; 10-01-2009 at 03:19 AM.. Reason: code tags
# 2  
Old 10-01-2009
Use [code] and [/code] next time when posting code, data or logs, ty.

Code:
sed '/<Details = "Sample Details">/,/<\/Details>/!d' infile > newfile

# 3  
Old 10-01-2009
Thanks a lot zaxxon. Could you help me out with the expression explanation. ? Thanks.
# 4  
Old 10-01-2009
Sure.

Defining a range, we define our starting pattern:
Code:
/<Details = "Sample Details">/

The comma just separates start and end pattern.

This is the end pattern:
Code:
/<\/Details>/

We don't wanna delete the range and the lines in it but everything else around it:
Code:
!d

# 5  
Old 10-01-2009
Thanks a ton Sir.
 
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