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walterwaston

10-07-2007 12:29 AM

generate new string from a text file

Hi,

I have a file and the content looks like this:

line1
line2
File #5 : found
'/u01/testing.txt'
line5
line6
line7
File #12 : found
'/u01/testabc.txt'
line10
line11

I want to write a bash script to give me the output:

The file 5 is '/u01/testing.txt'
The file 12 is '/u01/testabc.txt'

As I am new in shell script, can anyone tell me how to do this?

Thanks!!
Walter

macemoneta

10-07-2007 01:03 AM

This will do it:

Code:

grep -A1 " : found" theFile | grep -v -- "--" | paste - -

angrybanana

10-08-2007 02:14 AM

Code:

$ cat myfile

line1

line2

File #5 : found

'/u01/testing.txt'

line5

line6

line7

File #12 : found

'/u01/testabc.txt'

line10

line11



$ awk '(match($0 ,"File #(.*) : found",a)) {

          printf "the file "a[1]" is "; getline; print}' 'myfile'



the file 5 is '/u01/testing.txt'

the file 12 is '/u01/testabc.txt'

Hope that helps.

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