Getting messages from a log file

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In a log file I want to pick the messages out that starts with SXSN74 and ends with ;=>
The problem is that the line dosen't start with SXSN74 and the end of the message is on the next row.

So I want to pick all characters in between the SXSN74 and the ;=> and not getting the information before the SXSN74

Regards
/C

 

[mrn]

See thread822-939009

Mike

"A foolproof method for sculpting an elephant: first, get a huge block of marble, then you chip away everything that doesn't look like an elephant.

 

[PHV]

Something like this ?
sed -n '/SXSN74/,/;=>/{;s!.*SXSN74!SXSN74!;s!;=>.*!;=>!;p;}' /path/to/logfile

Hope This Helps, PH.
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