Echo Question 1

[stu78]

Hi,

I need to find a certain line is a properties file, and echo some parameters after this point.

the echo part is fine, however, how do I tell echo to start at a certain point in a text file?

e.g.

find the <Object="new"> line and echo the following JUST below;

echo <Object="new1">

then exit script as echo does...

 

[stefanwagner]

grep "<Object=\"" properties.file

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[stu78]

Hi,

No, I want to go to a certain line in a properties file & echo the line echo <Object="new1"> there....

 

[mihab]

maybe a small script like this :

var="Object=\"new\""
while read -r line
do
if [[ $line = $var ]]
then
echo $line
exit
fi
done < input.file

 

[PHV]

Something like this ?
awk '1/<Object="new">/{print "<Object=\"new1\">"}' /path/to/input

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[stu78]

Hi PV,

This does not work like I would like it to.. but it is a good start...

I need to find the <Object="new"> line in and write to JUST below that;

 

[PHV]

Please post input example and expected result.

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[stu78]

ok - so I have a file ( properties.txt ) ...

<Object="new">
<Object="new2">
<Object="new3">


And I need to put <Object="new1"> so the file looks like;

<Object="new">
Object="new1">
<Object="new2">
<Object="new3">


Sorry if I have not been clear on this....

 

[PHV]

And this ?
awk '{print}/\<Object="new"\>/{print "<Object=\"new1\">"}' /path/to/input

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[stu78]

Hi PV,

This outputs me the same file as I fed in.


$ awk '{print}/\<Object="new"\>/{print "<Object=\"new1\">"}' file.txt
<Object="new">
<Object="new2">
<Object="new3">

Any Ideas?

 

[PHV]

And this ?
awk '{print}/<Object="new">/{print "<Object=\"new1\">"}' file.txt

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[stu78]

That's perfect - thanks a million