Re: quick scripting question - finding occurrence in many lines
The simplest case:
awk '{for (i=1;i<=NF;i++) {if ($i~/Processor/) print $(i-1)} }' file
"michael писал(а):
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> I've been trying to do this with 'awk' but am hitting probs (not used
> awk for ages!) so all offers welcome!
>
> Given a multiple line file, IN, that contains the word Processor
> (possibly split over 2 lines) I wish to output the field immediately
> preceeding Processor.
>
> eg for
>
> junk info 18 Pro
> cessor
>
> I wish to get the field '18'
>
> Cheers, Michael
>
>
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