Extracting data from file

[mrcuser]

Hi I have a file that has data throughout the file but the lines i want to pull out look like this:

\\node_name\c- ACTIVE_VERSION DIR \ 351134684 XCHG_3MTH
$\bo_unts\stg_-
file_mb1_sg1-
_mb1
anythin\relevantdrive
\\node_name\c- ACTIVE_VERSION FILE \RECYCLER\S-2-3-4- INFO2 2008-08-13
$\bo_unts\stg_- 04:28:04.000000
exchange_mb5_sg5-
_mb3 9-1106\

As you can see the data is truncated and hangs onto 4 extra lines from the first column i.e the first line should be
\\node_name\c$\bo_unts\stg_file_mb1_sg1_mb1 then active version etc

Therefore I want to use AWK to go through the file and extract the 5 lines (in total) so it'd read from the \\node_name as its first line then count down 4 lines.

Really bad explanation but all I need from the file is all the lines under node_name including the node_name line.

 

[LKBrwnDBA]

Try this:

awk '/\\node_name\\/ {
if (sw==1) print l0; 
l0="";sw=0;
} 
{l0=l0$0;sw=1;}
END {print l0;}

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The person who says it can't be done should not interrupt the person doing it. -- Chinese proverb

 

[mrcuser]

Thanks for the reply but forgive me for my ignorance, how do I run that over my file ?

I've tried to cat the file but at the end of the awk statement it keep displaying >

 

[feherke]

Hi

A single quote ( ' ) disappeared from the end probably when LKBrwnDBA copy & pasted the code.

awk '/\\node_name\\/ {
if (sw==1) print l0;
l0="";sw=0;
}
{l0=l0$0;sw=1;}
END {print l0;}[red][b]'[/b][/red] /input/file

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[mrcuser]

Great that does near enough what I need - hell of a lot better than anything i've tried I can modify it now hopefully to get what I need.

Thanks very much for your help.