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How to read multiple lines with awk
I found the answer, in case anyone else has hit the same stumbling block, here it is. <br> This script will print the line in which the string is found and 2 lines after. Variables can be adjusted to print n # of lines. My search was for the first field only, however this can also be adjusted... -
How to read multiple lines with awk
I'm new to awk and need some help. <br> <br> When a string is found, using awk, how do you read and display the next 3 lines of the file if the search string is not present?<br> <br> Thanks!!!!
