Need bash script help

SmearedBlackInk · 08-04-2009, 01:47 PM

I'm trying to find a way to parse a file for a string encapsulated in brackets like:

<start> RANDOM STRING </start>

and then have the script write a new file that has the each string on a new line.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

~SBI

MBybee · 08-04-2009, 01:58 PM

I think sed is probably what you want to use - that or Perl

Sed docs: http://www.gnu.org/software/sed/manual/sed.html
Since you specified bash scripting, that is probably the easiest.
Here's a thread with a nice example: http://www.unix.com/shell-programmin...same-file.html

You would just recast that example specified to use your RANDOM STRING.
The basic concept is sed -i.suffix 's/(regexp to find your string)/(new value)/g' filename

SmearedBlackInk · 08-04-2009, 02:05 PM

Thank you very much!