Grep? - using a file of terms to search another file when the information is on a different line


 
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Grep? - using a file of terms to search another file when the information is on a different line

I have a flat file that looks like this, let's call it Chromosome_9.txt:
Code:
FT                   /Gene_Name="Guanyl-Acetylase 9"
FT                   /Gene_Number"36952"
FT                   /Gene_Name="Endoplasmic Luciferase"
FT                   /Gene_Number"36953"
FT                   /Gene_Name="Variant Antigen Protein 12"
FT                   /Gene_Number"36954"
FT                   /Gene_Name="Acyl-CoA Synthetase 11"
FT                   /Gene_Number"36955"
FT                   /Gene_Name="Conserved protein, unknown function"
FT                   /Gene_Number"36956"

This is a file in a specialized format that contains all the information about genes on a chromosome, including the names and associated numbers. What I have is a list of numbers ("/Gene_Number," above), like this, let's call it gene_names.txt:
Code:
2568
3658
9567
23657
63654
76532

but I need the names associated with those numbers (on the line above the number in the file). This would be trivial is they were on the same line because then I could use:
Code:
grep -f gene_names.txt Chromosome_9.txt

Because the search term and the actual information I am looking for are on different lines, I am not sure what to do.

Thanks!
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Old 08-14-2013
Does your grep support the -B option?
# 3  
Old 08-14-2013
It does, but I don't know how to combine -f with -B
# 4  
Old 08-14-2013
Code:
grep -B1 -f ...

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Old 08-14-2013
Thanks, worked like a charm
 
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