search a string and print the string and it's header












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I need to search for a string (number here), and print it's header or title using grep or awk or anything.



please check this example:



Input file content:



#####

Production_Broad:

#####

678

544

#####

IGHTY_BBBT:

#####

1666

2515

2516

2517

2518

#####

Jaguar:

#####

280

#####

Loyalty:

#####

5179

#####

MC_Addr:

#####

544

577890

#####

erce_Ban_1:

#####

7455

5656


I want to search for the number "2515", and it gives me below output:



IGHTY_BBBT:

2515


and if i searched for "5179", the output should be as below:



Loyalty:

5179





linux shell-script







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  • This is really not that hard. What have you tried?

    – Tigger
    May 15 '17 at 12:01











  • I tried this command after putting source file "out" and required numbers in file list "for i in cat list;do if [[ grep -w $i out ]];then grep -w $i out;else echo $i" :not found";fi ;done", but i got no headers.

    – Fady.Fouad
    May 15 '17 at 12:03


















-1















I need to search for a string (number here), and print it's header or title using grep or awk or anything.



please check this example:



Input file content:



#####

Production_Broad:

#####

678

544

#####

IGHTY_BBBT:

#####

1666

2515

2516

2517

2518

#####

Jaguar:

#####

280

#####

Loyalty:

#####

5179

#####

MC_Addr:

#####

544

577890

#####

erce_Ban_1:

#####

7455

5656


I want to search for the number "2515", and it gives me below output:



IGHTY_BBBT:

2515


and if i searched for "5179", the output should be as below:



Loyalty:

5179





linux shell-script







share|improve this question

























  • This is really not that hard. What have you tried?

    – Tigger
    May 15 '17 at 12:01











  • I tried this command after putting source file "out" and required numbers in file list "for i in cat list;do if [[ grep -w $i out ]];then grep -w $i out;else echo $i" :not found";fi ;done", but i got no headers.

    – Fady.Fouad
    May 15 '17 at 12:03
















-1












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-1








I need to search for a string (number here), and print it's header or title using grep or awk or anything.



please check this example:



Input file content:



#####

Production_Broad:

#####

678

544

#####

IGHTY_BBBT:

#####

1666

2515

2516

2517

2518

#####

Jaguar:

#####

280

#####

Loyalty:

#####

5179

#####

MC_Addr:

#####

544

577890

#####

erce_Ban_1:

#####

7455

5656


I want to search for the number "2515", and it gives me below output:



IGHTY_BBBT:

2515


and if i searched for "5179", the output should be as below:



Loyalty:

5179





linux shell-script







share|improve this question
















I need to search for a string (number here), and print it's header or title using grep or awk or anything.



please check this example:



Input file content:



#####

Production_Broad:

#####

678

544

#####

IGHTY_BBBT:

#####

1666

2515

2516

2517

2518

#####

Jaguar:

#####

280

#####

Loyalty:

#####

5179

#####

MC_Addr:

#####

544

577890

#####

erce_Ban_1:

#####

7455

5656


I want to search for the number "2515", and it gives me below output:



IGHTY_BBBT:

2515


and if i searched for "5179", the output should be as below:



Loyalty:

5179





linux shell-script




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  • This is really not that hard. What have you tried?

    – Tigger
    May 15 '17 at 12:01











  • I tried this command after putting source file "out" and required numbers in file list "for i in cat list;do if [[ grep -w $i out ]];then grep -w $i out;else echo $i" :not found";fi ;done", but i got no headers.

    – Fady.Fouad
    May 15 '17 at 12:03





















  • This is really not that hard. What have you tried?

    – Tigger
    May 15 '17 at 12:01











  • I tried this command after putting source file "out" and required numbers in file list "for i in cat list;do if [[ grep -w $i out ]];then grep -w $i out;else echo $i" :not found";fi ;done", but i got no headers.

    – Fady.Fouad
    May 15 '17 at 12:03



















This is really not that hard. What have you tried?

– Tigger
May 15 '17 at 12:01





This is really not that hard. What have you tried?

– Tigger
May 15 '17 at 12:01













I tried this command after putting source file "out" and required numbers in file list "for i in cat list;do if [[ grep -w $i out ]];then grep -w $i out;else echo $i" :not found";fi ;done", but i got no headers.

– Fady.Fouad
May 15 '17 at 12:03







I tried this command after putting source file "out" and required numbers in file list "for i in cat list;do if [[ grep -w $i out ]];then grep -w $i out;else echo $i" :not found";fi ;done", but i got no headers.

– Fady.Fouad
May 15 '17 at 12:03












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If headers are identified by those ##### lines, and the list of IDs to search for is in a ids.txt file (one per line), you could do:



awk '

  !ids_processed{ids[$0]; next}

  $0 == "#####" {getline header; getline; next}

  $0 in ids     {print header ORS $0}' ids.txt ids_processed=1 input.txt


For instance, if ids.txt contains



2515

544

577890


On your sample, that would give:



Production_Broad:

544

IGHTY_BBBT:

2515

MC_Addr:

544

MC_Addr:

577890





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    You can try something like this:



    awk '{if(match($0,":")) header=$0; if($0 == 2516) printf("%sn%sn",header,$0)}' input_file.txt


    Where "2516" is the number you are searching for.



    obs: I'm assuming that all the labels ends with ":".



    I hope this helps.






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    • Can i put the numbers i am searching for in a file (not only 2516)??

      – Fady.Fouad
      May 15 '17 at 12:27



















    0














    awk approach:



    awk -v RS="#####" -v num=2515 '$0~/[0-9a-zA-Z_]+:/{ 
    
     getline nl; if (nl~num){sub("n", "", $0); printf("%s%dn",$0,num)}}' file


    The output:



    IGHTY_BBBT:
    
2515



    RS="#####" - treating ##### as record separator



    -v num=2515 - a variable containing search number



    $0~/[0-9a-zA-Z_]+:/ - capturing header line



    getline nl - get next record containing numbers



    if (nl~num) - if search number is matched within a line of numbers






    share|improve this answer
























    • Can i put the numbers i am searching for in a file (not only 2515) ??

      – Fady.Fouad
      May 15 '17 at 12:32











    • @Fady.Fouad, do you want to search by multiple numbers?

      – RomanPerekhrest
      May 15 '17 at 12:34











    • Yes by multiple numbers in a file

      – Fady.Fouad
      May 15 '17 at 13:30











    • @Fady.Fouad, and how they will be separated, by space or by newline within a file?

      – RomanPerekhrest
      May 15 '17 at 13:32













    • By new line within file.

      – Fady.Fouad
      May 15 '17 at 14:40











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    If headers are identified by those ##### lines, and the list of IDs to search for is in a ids.txt file (one per line), you could do:



    awk '
    
  !ids_processed{ids[$0]; next}
    
  $0 == "#####" {getline header; getline; next}
    
  $0 in ids     {print header ORS $0}' ids.txt ids_processed=1 input.txt


    For instance, if ids.txt contains



    2515
    
544
    
577890


    On your sample, that would give:



    Production_Broad:
    
544
    
IGHTY_BBBT:
    
2515
    
MC_Addr:
    
544
    
MC_Addr:
    
577890





    share|improve this answer






























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      If headers are identified by those ##### lines, and the list of IDs to search for is in a ids.txt file (one per line), you could do:



      awk '
      
  !ids_processed{ids[$0]; next}
      
  $0 == "#####" {getline header; getline; next}
      
  $0 in ids     {print header ORS $0}' ids.txt ids_processed=1 input.txt


      For instance, if ids.txt contains



      2515
      
544
      
577890


      On your sample, that would give:



      Production_Broad:
      
544
      
IGHTY_BBBT:
      
2515
      
MC_Addr:
      
544
      
MC_Addr:
      
577890





      share|improve this answer




























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        0







        If headers are identified by those ##### lines, and the list of IDs to search for is in a ids.txt file (one per line), you could do:



        awk '
        
  !ids_processed{ids[$0]; next}
        
  $0 == "#####" {getline header; getline; next}
        
  $0 in ids     {print header ORS $0}' ids.txt ids_processed=1 input.txt


        For instance, if ids.txt contains



        2515
        
544
        
577890


        On your sample, that would give:



        Production_Broad:
        
544
        
IGHTY_BBBT:
        
2515
        
MC_Addr:
        
544
        
MC_Addr:
        
577890





        share|improve this answer















        If headers are identified by those ##### lines, and the list of IDs to search for is in a ids.txt file (one per line), you could do:



        awk '
        
  !ids_processed{ids[$0]; next}
        
  $0 == "#####" {getline header; getline; next}
        
  $0 in ids     {print header ORS $0}' ids.txt ids_processed=1 input.txt


        For instance, if ids.txt contains



        2515
        
544
        
577890


        On your sample, that would give:



        Production_Broad:
        
544
        
IGHTY_BBBT:
        
2515
        
MC_Addr:
        
544
        
MC_Addr:
        
577890






        share|improve this answer














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        Stéphane ChazelasStéphane Chazelas

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            You can try something like this:



            awk '{if(match($0,":")) header=$0; if($0 == 2516) printf("%sn%sn",header,$0)}' input_file.txt


            Where "2516" is the number you are searching for.



            obs: I'm assuming that all the labels ends with ":".



            I hope this helps.






            share|improve this answer
























            • Can i put the numbers i am searching for in a file (not only 2516)??

              – Fady.Fouad
              May 15 '17 at 12:27
















            2














            You can try something like this:



            awk '{if(match($0,":")) header=$0; if($0 == 2516) printf("%sn%sn",header,$0)}' input_file.txt


            Where "2516" is the number you are searching for.



            obs: I'm assuming that all the labels ends with ":".



            I hope this helps.






            share|improve this answer
























            • Can i put the numbers i am searching for in a file (not only 2516)??

              – Fady.Fouad
              May 15 '17 at 12:27














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            2







            You can try something like this:



            awk '{if(match($0,":")) header=$0; if($0 == 2516) printf("%sn%sn",header,$0)}' input_file.txt


            Where "2516" is the number you are searching for.



            obs: I'm assuming that all the labels ends with ":".



            I hope this helps.






            share|improve this answer













            You can try something like this:



            awk '{if(match($0,":")) header=$0; if($0 == 2516) printf("%sn%sn",header,$0)}' input_file.txt


            Where "2516" is the number you are searching for.



            obs: I'm assuming that all the labels ends with ":".



            I hope this helps.







            share|improve this answer












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            answered May 15 '17 at 12:08









            Daniel VasconcelosDaniel Vasconcelos

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            • Can i put the numbers i am searching for in a file (not only 2516)??

              – Fady.Fouad
              May 15 '17 at 12:27



















            • Can i put the numbers i am searching for in a file (not only 2516)??

              – Fady.Fouad
              May 15 '17 at 12:27

















            Can i put the numbers i am searching for in a file (not only 2516)??

            – Fady.Fouad
            May 15 '17 at 12:27





            Can i put the numbers i am searching for in a file (not only 2516)??

            – Fady.Fouad
            May 15 '17 at 12:27











            0














            awk approach:



            awk -v RS="#####" -v num=2515 '$0~/[0-9a-zA-Z_]+:/{ 
            
     getline nl; if (nl~num){sub("n", "", $0); printf("%s%dn",$0,num)}}' file


            The output:



            IGHTY_BBBT:
            
2515



            RS="#####" - treating ##### as record separator



            -v num=2515 - a variable containing search number



            $0~/[0-9a-zA-Z_]+:/ - capturing header line



            getline nl - get next record containing numbers



            if (nl~num) - if search number is matched within a line of numbers






            share|improve this answer
























            • Can i put the numbers i am searching for in a file (not only 2515) ??

              – Fady.Fouad
              May 15 '17 at 12:32











            • @Fady.Fouad, do you want to search by multiple numbers?

              – RomanPerekhrest
              May 15 '17 at 12:34











            • Yes by multiple numbers in a file

              – Fady.Fouad
              May 15 '17 at 13:30











            • @Fady.Fouad, and how they will be separated, by space or by newline within a file?

              – RomanPerekhrest
              May 15 '17 at 13:32













            • By new line within file.

              – Fady.Fouad
              May 15 '17 at 14:40
















            0














            awk approach:



            awk -v RS="#####" -v num=2515 '$0~/[0-9a-zA-Z_]+:/{ 
            
     getline nl; if (nl~num){sub("n", "", $0); printf("%s%dn",$0,num)}}' file


            The output:



            IGHTY_BBBT:
            
2515



            RS="#####" - treating ##### as record separator



            -v num=2515 - a variable containing search number



            $0~/[0-9a-zA-Z_]+:/ - capturing header line



            getline nl - get next record containing numbers



            if (nl~num) - if search number is matched within a line of numbers






            share|improve this answer
























            • Can i put the numbers i am searching for in a file (not only 2515) ??

              – Fady.Fouad
              May 15 '17 at 12:32











            • @Fady.Fouad, do you want to search by multiple numbers?

              – RomanPerekhrest
              May 15 '17 at 12:34











            • Yes by multiple numbers in a file

              – Fady.Fouad
              May 15 '17 at 13:30











            • @Fady.Fouad, and how they will be separated, by space or by newline within a file?

              – RomanPerekhrest
              May 15 '17 at 13:32













            • By new line within file.

              – Fady.Fouad
              May 15 '17 at 14:40














            0












            0








            0







            awk approach:



            awk -v RS="#####" -v num=2515 '$0~/[0-9a-zA-Z_]+:/{ 
            
     getline nl; if (nl~num){sub("n", "", $0); printf("%s%dn",$0,num)}}' file


            The output:



            IGHTY_BBBT:
            
2515



            RS="#####" - treating ##### as record separator



            -v num=2515 - a variable containing search number



            $0~/[0-9a-zA-Z_]+:/ - capturing header line



            getline nl - get next record containing numbers



            if (nl~num) - if search number is matched within a line of numbers






            share|improve this answer













            awk approach:



            awk -v RS="#####" -v num=2515 '$0~/[0-9a-zA-Z_]+:/{ 
            
     getline nl; if (nl~num){sub("n", "", $0); printf("%s%dn",$0,num)}}' file


            The output:



            IGHTY_BBBT:
            
2515



            RS="#####" - treating ##### as record separator



            -v num=2515 - a variable containing search number



            $0~/[0-9a-zA-Z_]+:/ - capturing header line



            getline nl - get next record containing numbers



            if (nl~num) - if search number is matched within a line of numbers







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            answered May 15 '17 at 12:19









            RomanPerekhrestRomanPerekhrest

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            • Can i put the numbers i am searching for in a file (not only 2515) ??

              – Fady.Fouad
              May 15 '17 at 12:32











            • @Fady.Fouad, do you want to search by multiple numbers?

              – RomanPerekhrest
              May 15 '17 at 12:34











            • Yes by multiple numbers in a file

              – Fady.Fouad
              May 15 '17 at 13:30











            • @Fady.Fouad, and how they will be separated, by space or by newline within a file?

              – RomanPerekhrest
              May 15 '17 at 13:32













            • By new line within file.

              – Fady.Fouad
              May 15 '17 at 14:40



















            • Can i put the numbers i am searching for in a file (not only 2515) ??

              – Fady.Fouad
              May 15 '17 at 12:32











            • @Fady.Fouad, do you want to search by multiple numbers?

              – RomanPerekhrest
              May 15 '17 at 12:34











            • Yes by multiple numbers in a file

              – Fady.Fouad
              May 15 '17 at 13:30











            • @Fady.Fouad, and how they will be separated, by space or by newline within a file?

              – RomanPerekhrest
              May 15 '17 at 13:32













            • By new line within file.

              – Fady.Fouad
              May 15 '17 at 14:40

















            Can i put the numbers i am searching for in a file (not only 2515) ??

            – Fady.Fouad
            May 15 '17 at 12:32





            Can i put the numbers i am searching for in a file (not only 2515) ??

            – Fady.Fouad
            May 15 '17 at 12:32













            @Fady.Fouad, do you want to search by multiple numbers?

            – RomanPerekhrest
            May 15 '17 at 12:34





            @Fady.Fouad, do you want to search by multiple numbers?

            – RomanPerekhrest
            May 15 '17 at 12:34













            Yes by multiple numbers in a file

            – Fady.Fouad
            May 15 '17 at 13:30





            Yes by multiple numbers in a file

            – Fady.Fouad
            May 15 '17 at 13:30













            @Fady.Fouad, and how they will be separated, by space or by newline within a file?

            – RomanPerekhrest
            May 15 '17 at 13:32







            @Fady.Fouad, and how they will be separated, by space or by newline within a file?

            – RomanPerekhrest
            May 15 '17 at 13:32















            By new line within file.

            – Fady.Fouad
            May 15 '17 at 14:40





            By new line within file.

            – Fady.Fouad
            May 15 '17 at 14:40


















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            0 1 I have an ASUS Zenbook UX433,on which ASUS decided to innovate by embedding a Numpad inside the touchpad (see picture 1). Toggling between classic touchpad mode and numpad (also turns the touchpad LEDs on) can be done through the golden button in the top-right corner of the touchpad. However, on my Manjaro arch Linux config, this behavior does not work by default and I can only use the touchpad, no numpad. Has anyone been able to configure the numpad to work on Linux, or have any idea how this could be achieved? EDIT1: I have had a look at the official Windows drivers for the UX433FA TouchPad, but was not able to make anything of it. I tried installing them on Linux using tools like NDISWrapper, but they do not detect the TouchPad/Numpad hardware, and my understanding of drivers is too limited.
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