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Old 11-15-2011, 07:05 AM   #1
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how to capture the line after the matching words

Hi,

I have log files and I need to match the lines before and after the matching words, not just the matching line. it would be nice if you could help me.

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Old 11-15-2011, 07:08 AM   #2
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Take a look at the -B (before) and -A (after) option of grep. Maybe this what you're looking for.
 
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Thanks, this exactly what I was looking for
 
  


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