I think you forgot this is the perl list not the awk list But anyway in perl I will do something like perl -ne 'print if(((split(/:/,$_))[2]) =~/\bbhargav\b/)' data.file
Ram On Wed, 2004-05-19 at 11:29, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am using the below command > > awk -F: ' $3 ~/bharghav/ { print $0 } ' data.file > > but this command produces both > Vijayb:12345:Vijay B bharghav > vijaya:12347:vijaya bharghavi > > what to if I want only record containing exactly the word "bharghav" > that is > Vijayb:12345:Vijay B bharghav > > > -----Original Message----- > From: John W. Krahn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 4:56 PM > To: Perl Beginners > Subject: Re: Query > > > On Monday 17 May 2004 03:15, Sudhindra Bhat wrote: > > > > Hi > > Hello, > > > I wanted some help on a piece of code that I was writing. Well the > > requirement is like this. I have a file whose looks like this > > > > (1) Test: 123456 ABCDEF > > > > 123456 > > > > (2) Results: ABCDEF > > > > Now I want my script to output all the contents between the two tags > > Test and Results. i.e. 123456 ABCDEF 123456. Can someone help me with > > this? > > > while ( <FILE> ) { > if ( /Test:/ .. /Results:/ and !/Test:/ and !/Results:/ ) { > print > } > } > > > > John > -- > use Perl; > program > fulfillment > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response> > > ************************************************************************** > This email (including any attachments) is intended for the sole use of the > intended recipient/s and may contain material that is CONFIDENTIAL AND > PRIVATE COMPANY INFORMATION. Any review or reliance by others or copying or > distribution or forwarding of any or all of the contents in this message is > STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact > the sender by email and delete all copies; your cooperation in this regard > is appreciated. > ************************************************************************** -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>