Re: Does bash have a tool ?

[Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>]

On 03/04/2018 11:27 AM, Curt wrote:
> On 2018-03-04, Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
> > My eventual goal is to create a personalized FAQ.
> > To that end I've collected all my outgoing mail which DOES NOT have
> > "Re:" in the Subject into a single file {used standard SeaMonkey tools}.
> >
> > Using a text editor's search&replace function I've placed "KEY1" at the
> > beginning of the body of each message. Similarly, I've placed "KEY2" at
> > the end of each body.
> >
> > Searches led to <http://www.dsl.org/cookbook/cookbook_16.html> which
> > describes tools to do word frequency tasks, primarily with bash builtins.
> >
> > First I need to eliminate the irrelevant text between "KEY2" of the
> > previous message and "KEY1" of the message of interest. It should be
> > straight forard to do in BASIC.
>
> vim (hit escape to get into command mode)
>
> :/KEY2/+1;/KEY1/-1d
>
> will delete everything between KEY2 and KEY1, excluding the
> matching lines.

Haven't looked up the syntax you referenced. HOWEVER, an initial browse 
of vim.org immediately led to a half dozen pages of interest which an 
additional half dozen (at least) things that are inherent in vim that I 
had not mentioned. As today should be chilly and damp, I suspect where I 
will be warm, dry, and becoming educated.

Thank you.

> I think. Well, I just gave it a trivial workout and it worked (for a
> trivial case).

In many ways, my needs are "trivial" ;}
Once again, "Merci beaucoup."

> > But is there an already tested function for that?
> > TIA