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Old 11-04-2011
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Hi,
I need to filter the output of a command and display certain data only. How can i do this ?

My file contain:
$ cat abc.txt
<testcase title="AAA_100">
<testcase title="BBB_200">
<testcase title="CCC_300">
<testcase title="DDD">


How can i do this ?
My desired output:
AAA_100
BBB_200
 CCC_300
 DDD

# 2  
Old 11-04-2011
Code:
$ nawk -F\" '{print $2}' abc.txt
AAA_100
BBB_200
CCC_300
DDD

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# 3  
Old 11-04-2011
thanks. nawk doesn't work. i use awk instead. Can you explain whats the function of -F\ ? thanks
# 4  
Old 11-04-2011
-F\" ---> here i am saying "use double quotes as field seperator"

$2 ----> second field
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