Hi Folks, In a File (say F), I want to search first for a string (say A) and then search for (say B). Now i want the lines between A and B to be moved to another file say G. Can anyone help me on this. Thanks in advance... ASB

Extract from sed FAQ How do I address all the lines between RE1 and RE2, excluding the lines themselves? Normally, to address the lines between two regular expressions, RE1 and RE2, one would do this: '/RE1/,/RE2/{commands;}'. Excluding those lines takes an extra step. To put 2 arrows before each line between RE1 and RE2, except for those lines: sed '1,/RE1/!{ /RE2/,/RE1/!s/^/>>/; }' input.fil The preceding script, though short, may be difficult to follow. It also requires that /RE1/ cannot occur on the first line of the input file. The following script, though it's not a one-liner, is easier to read and it permits /RE1/ to appear on the first line: /RE1/,/RE2/{ /RE1/b /RE2/b s/^/>>/ } A solution to your problem : sed -n -e '/A/,/B/{ /A/b /B/b p }' F > G The same thing with awk awk '/A/,/B/{ if (/A/ || /B/) next; print }' F > G Jean-Pierre.