An answer - was [Re: Does bash have a tool ?]
On 03/04/2018 09:26 AM, Richard Owlett 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.
But is there an already tested function for that?
TIA
I've received several suggestions.
It appears that "vim" is closest to my "mind set".
I went to the homepage and found ~half-dozen links.
I found >dozen links to problems I hadn't mentioned.
*FOR THE RECORD*
Although EVERYTHING could solve stated problem, the vim homepage
suggested solutions to problems I had not specified.
I don't know ho they would take it, BUT the think like me.
I've got up to a week's homework ...
THANK YOU
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