Extract section of Text in File 1

[Michael42]

Hello,

Using a bourne shell script I need to extract some lines from a text file. My file looks like this.

SQL> SELECT bla bla bla

/export/oracle/myfile1.dbf
/export/oracle/myfile2.dbf
/export/oracle/myfile3.dbf
SQL> spool off

In a file I need to extract just the lines that start with "/export..." to another file (files.lst). The tricky part is that the header twos lines and bottom single line will remain the same BUT the total other lines (with /export...) are variable.

Please, can you off some syntax to grab just the "/export" lines?

Thanks,

Michael42

 

[PHV]

One way:
grep '^/export' /path/to/input > files.lst

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[Michael42]

PHV,

Very nice and simple solution. I was making this way too hard.

Thanks for taking the time to post,

Michael42