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Subject: Copy a part of a file up to specifi

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Name: eugeneMerlin
Date: April 16, 2008 at 11:08:58 Pacific
Subject: Copy a part of a file up to specifi
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Comment:

Hi. I have a file "file1.txt". It contains the line "End Of Copy" in the middle. I need to copy all the lines ABOVE that line into "file2.txt" . I.e. if "file1" is
Line 1
Line 2
"End Of Copy"
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5
i need to have in "file2" only
Line 1
Line 2
Thank you!

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Response Number 1

Name: nails
Date: April 16, 2008 at 14:40:37 Pacific
Subject: Copy a part of a file up to specifi

Reply: (edit)


#!/bin/kshrm -f file2
while read line
do
   if [[ "$line" == "\"End Of Copy\"" ]]
   then
      break
   fi
   echo "$line" >> file2
done < file1

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Response Number 2

Name: ghostdog
Date: April 16, 2008 at 19:19:07 Pacific
Subject: Copy a part of a file up to specifi

Reply: (edit)


awk '/End Of Copy/{exit}1'  file

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Response Number 3

Name: eugeneMerlin
Date: April 18, 2008 at 10:34:41 Pacific
Subject: Copy a part of a file up to specifi

Reply: (edit)

Gentlemen,
Thank you very, very much.

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