using grep
 

So i have a few question:

1. How do I grep between keywords? I want to grep a section between
keyword a and keyword b.

2. how do i extend some columns so they look better when using grep.

I am doing the following:

lynx http://money.cnn.com/data/ipo/upcoming/

and want this info:

Upcoming IPOs | Withdrawn IPOs
Company Shares Range Primary Underwriter Expected
SuccessFactors (SFSF) 0790000 8.00 - 10.00 Morgan Stanley
Iggys House (IGGY) 1400000 6.00 - 6.00 Northland Securities
CreditCards.com (CCRD) 10725000 13.00 - 15.00 Credit Suisse
...


when i use
w3m http://money.cnn.com/data/ipo/upcoming/ | grep -B1 -A40 "Upcoming IPOs"

i get:

SuccessFactors 8.00 Morgan Freddie, Fannie hunt
(SFSF) 10790000 - Stanley 11/20 Report for a few billion
10.00 Retire without
Iggys House 6.00 Northland pinching pennies
(IGGY) 1400000 - Securities 11/20 Report Oil makes fresh run
6.00 at $100, hits record
13.00 Credit high
CreditCards.com 10725000 - Suisse 11/20 Report
(CCRD) 15.00


so my first question is how do i use the keyword to search between Upcoming IPOs and more markets? My solution is to use -B and -A to accomplish this, but i know there is a better way.

the second question is how to i organize all the columns so they are like the first section? I want it to look nice so Fannie hunt (SFSF) is on the same line.


thank you

Hard to say since I can't see markets in your text. If they're on separate lines
awk's the tool for the job.


Cheers,
Tink

thank you so much, this exactly what i needed!