Hi All

I am new to Linux and Shell scripting. So bear with me.

I have two file the log.txt and the output.txt.
The log.txt looks like this
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- r34327 | #####| 2008-03-31 10:18:35 -0400 (Mon, 31 Mar 2008) | 1 line Tag created for 00.04.11.04
- r34077 | #####| 2008-03-27 17:38:58 -0400 (Thu, 27 Mar 2008) | 3 lines Pilot CSC Inbound error fixed ID: 11237

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- r34327 | #######| 2008-03-31 10:18:35 -0400 (Mon, 31 Mar 2008) | 1 line 00.04.11.04
- r34193 | #######| 2008-03-28 10:29:17 -0400 (Fri, 28 Mar 2008) | 3 lines D09285 - Code change for Edit filtering ID:12345
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The output.txt file looks like this. It contains the desscription of the ID's in log.txt
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Defect/LifeCycle Mgmt/11237:CSC : Pilot: CrossSystemInbound Error
Fixed Release No: 11.02
search with some specific customers who are in 442 and another with 7932.
- 1 occured 2 days ago
- 2 occured yesterday
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What i want to accomplish is write a script that searches for all the ID's in log.txt file and then retreives the information about the particular ID from the output.txt file and only get the first two lines and write it back in the log.txt next to the ID
E.g.
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- r34327 | #####| 2008-03-31 10:18:35 -0400 (Mon, 31 Mar 2008) | 1 line Tag created for 00.04.11.04
- r34077 | #####| 2008-03-27 17:38:58 -0400 (Thu, 27 Mar 2008) | 3 lines Pilot CSC Inbound error fixed ID: 11237
Defect/LifeCycle Mgmt/11237:CSC : Pilot: CrossSystemInbound Error
Fixed Release No: 11.02
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And do it for all the ID in the log.txt

can somebody point me to the right direction
Thank you
Xossarian

Please post your thread in only one forum. Posting a single thread in the most relevant forum will make it easier for members to help you and will keep the discussion in one place. This thread should be closed because it is a duplicate of the one in the Programming forum, IIRC.

Please don't do that again.

Closed per above; see link below
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...h-this-635537/