Grep for multiple strings, show number of lines after one of the strings (but not the other)
I would like to search a file for multiple strings and for one particular string, show the 5 lines following it as well.
cat file | grep -e 'string1' -e 'string2'
works of course, but I would like to get something like
cat file | grep -e 'string1' -e -A 5 'string2'
How can I make it so that (I'm assuming using the -A 5 option) it shows only the lines containing string1 and only the lines containing string2 and the 5 lines after string2, but not the 5 lines after string1?
EDIT: just got it working with awk:
cat file | awk '/string1/{c=1}/string2/{c=5}{while(c-->0){print;getline}}'
shell-script text-processing grep
edited 4 mins ago
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I would like to search a file for multiple strings and for one particular string, show the 5 lines following it as well.
cat file | grep -e 'string1' -e 'string2'
works of course, but I would like to get something like
cat file | grep -e 'string1' -e -A 5 'string2'
How can I make it so that (I'm assuming using the -A 5 option) it shows only the lines containing string1 and only the lines containing string2 and the 5 lines after string2, but not the 5 lines after string1?
EDIT: just got it working with awk:
cat file | awk '/string1/{c=1}/string2/{c=5}{while(c-->0){print;getline}}'
shell-script text-processing grep
edited 4 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
40.1k1479135
migrated from serverfault.com Sep 17 '15 at 9:52
This question came from our site for system and network administrators.
add a comment |
I would like to search a file for multiple strings and for one particular string, show the 5 lines following it as well.
cat file | grep -e 'string1' -e 'string2'
works of course, but I would like to get something like
cat file | grep -e 'string1' -e -A 5 'string2'
How can I make it so that (I'm assuming using the -A 5 option) it shows only the lines containing string1 and only the lines containing string2 and the 5 lines after string2, but not the 5 lines after string1?
EDIT: just got it working with awk:
cat file | awk '/string1/{c=1}/string2/{c=5}{while(c-->0){print;getline}}'
shell-script text-processing grep
edited 4 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
40.1k1479135
I would like to search a file for multiple strings and for one particular string, show the 5 lines following it as well.
cat file | grep -e 'string1' -e 'string2'
works of course, but I would like to get something like
cat file | grep -e 'string1' -e -A 5 'string2'
How can I make it so that (I'm assuming using the -A 5 option) it shows only the lines containing string1 and only the lines containing string2 and the 5 lines after string2, but not the 5 lines after string1?
EDIT: just got it working with awk:
cat file | awk '/string1/{c=1}/string2/{c=5}{while(c-->0){print;getline}}'
shell-script text-processing grep
shell-script text-processing grep
edited 4 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
40.1k1479135
edited 4 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
40.1k1479135
edited 4 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
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edited 4 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
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edited 4 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
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You can't do that using one go of grep. You need to use two grep instances :
grep 'string1' file; grep -A 5 'string2' file
If you want to run the second upon success of the first one :
grep 'string1' file && grep -A 5 'string2' file
answered Sep 17 '15 at 10:24
heemaylheemayl
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about awk code
awk '/string1/{if ( c<=0 ) c=1 ;}/string2/{c=5}{ if (c-->0) print;}' file
- do not
cat ... | awk,awk can read file. - I rearrange test (if string1 is one line after string2, it interrupt printing in OP's solution)
answered Sep 17 '15 at 10:46
ArchemarArchemar
20.1k93772
To muchifs…awk '/string2/{c=NR+5}/string2/,NR==c{print;next}/string1/'
– Costas
Sep 17 '15 at 11:26
Your shorted variant isawk '/string2/{c=4;do{print;getline}while(c--)}/string1/'
– Costas
Sep 17 '15 at 11:32
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Sed solution:
sed -n '/string2/,+4{p;b;};/string1/p' file
my sed also accept ~ instead of +
answered Sep 17 '15 at 11:44
CostasCostas
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You can't do that using one go of grep. You need to use two grep instances :
grep 'string1' file; grep -A 5 'string2' file
If you want to run the second upon success of the first one :
grep 'string1' file && grep -A 5 'string2' file
answered Sep 17 '15 at 10:24
heemaylheemayl
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You can't do that using one go of grep. You need to use two grep instances :
grep 'string1' file; grep -A 5 'string2' file
If you want to run the second upon success of the first one :
grep 'string1' file && grep -A 5 'string2' file
answered Sep 17 '15 at 10:24
heemaylheemayl
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You can't do that using one go of grep. You need to use two grep instances :
grep 'string1' file; grep -A 5 'string2' file
If you want to run the second upon success of the first one :
grep 'string1' file && grep -A 5 'string2' file
answered Sep 17 '15 at 10:24
heemaylheemayl
35.4k375105
You can't do that using one go of grep. You need to use two grep instances :
grep 'string1' file; grep -A 5 'string2' file
If you want to run the second upon success of the first one :
grep 'string1' file && grep -A 5 'string2' file
answered Sep 17 '15 at 10:24
heemaylheemayl
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answered Sep 17 '15 at 10:24
heemaylheemayl
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answered Sep 17 '15 at 10:24
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about awk code
awk '/string1/{if ( c<=0 ) c=1 ;}/string2/{c=5}{ if (c-->0) print;}' file
- do not
cat ... | awk,awk can read file. - I rearrange test (if string1 is one line after string2, it interrupt printing in OP's solution)
answered Sep 17 '15 at 10:46
ArchemarArchemar
20.1k93772
To muchifs…awk '/string2/{c=NR+5}/string2/,NR==c{print;next}/string1/'
– Costas
Sep 17 '15 at 11:26
Your shorted variant isawk '/string2/{c=4;do{print;getline}while(c--)}/string1/'
– Costas
Sep 17 '15 at 11:32
add a comment |
about awk code
awk '/string1/{if ( c<=0 ) c=1 ;}/string2/{c=5}{ if (c-->0) print;}' file
- do not
cat ... | awk,awk can read file. - I rearrange test (if string1 is one line after string2, it interrupt printing in OP's solution)
answered Sep 17 '15 at 10:46
ArchemarArchemar
20.1k93772
To muchifs…awk '/string2/{c=NR+5}/string2/,NR==c{print;next}/string1/'
– Costas
Sep 17 '15 at 11:26
Your shorted variant isawk '/string2/{c=4;do{print;getline}while(c--)}/string1/'
– Costas
Sep 17 '15 at 11:32
add a comment |
about awk code
awk '/string1/{if ( c<=0 ) c=1 ;}/string2/{c=5}{ if (c-->0) print;}' file
- do not
cat ... | awk,awk can read file. - I rearrange test (if string1 is one line after string2, it interrupt printing in OP's solution)
answered Sep 17 '15 at 10:46
ArchemarArchemar
20.1k93772
about awk code
awk '/string1/{if ( c<=0 ) c=1 ;}/string2/{c=5}{ if (c-->0) print;}' file
- do not
cat ... | awk,awk can read file. - I rearrange test (if string1 is one line after string2, it interrupt printing in OP's solution)
answered Sep 17 '15 at 10:46
ArchemarArchemar
20.1k93772
answered Sep 17 '15 at 10:46
ArchemarArchemar
20.1k93772
answered Sep 17 '15 at 10:46
ArchemarArchemar
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answered Sep 17 '15 at 10:46
ArchemarArchemar
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To muchifs…awk '/string2/{c=NR+5}/string2/,NR==c{print;next}/string1/'
– Costas
Sep 17 '15 at 11:26
Your shorted variant isawk '/string2/{c=4;do{print;getline}while(c--)}/string1/'
– Costas
Sep 17 '15 at 11:32
add a comment |
To muchifs…awk '/string2/{c=NR+5}/string2/,NR==c{print;next}/string1/'
– Costas
Sep 17 '15 at 11:26
Your shorted variant isawk '/string2/{c=4;do{print;getline}while(c--)}/string1/'
– Costas
Sep 17 '15 at 11:32
To much
ifs… awk '/string2/{c=NR+5}/string2/,NR==c{print;next}/string1/'– Costas
Sep 17 '15 at 11:26
To much
ifs… awk '/string2/{c=NR+5}/string2/,NR==c{print;next}/string1/'– Costas
Sep 17 '15 at 11:26
Your shorted variant is
awk '/string2/{c=4;do{print;getline}while(c--)}/string1/'– Costas
Sep 17 '15 at 11:32
Your shorted variant is
awk '/string2/{c=4;do{print;getline}while(c--)}/string1/'– Costas
Sep 17 '15 at 11:32
add a comment |
Sed solution:
sed -n '/string2/,+4{p;b;};/string1/p' file
my sed also accept ~ instead of +
answered Sep 17 '15 at 11:44
CostasCostas
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Sed solution:
sed -n '/string2/,+4{p;b;};/string1/p' file
my sed also accept ~ instead of +
answered Sep 17 '15 at 11:44
CostasCostas
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Sed solution:
sed -n '/string2/,+4{p;b;};/string1/p' file
my sed also accept ~ instead of +
answered Sep 17 '15 at 11:44
CostasCostas
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Sed solution:
sed -n '/string2/,+4{p;b;};/string1/p' file
my sed also accept ~ instead of +
answered Sep 17 '15 at 11:44
CostasCostas
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answered Sep 17 '15 at 11:44
CostasCostas
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answered Sep 17 '15 at 11:44
CostasCostas
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