Re: Extrace only 2 lines

On 17 Feb 2014 12:53:34 -0800, <[email protected]> wrote:

> Sample data 
> 
> primary
>    Factory   CTS 1.9.6(2) P1
>   *Slot 1    CTS 1.9.6(2) P1
>    Slot 2    CTS 1.7.1(4864) P1
>   loads file information
>     Factory  (cmterm-CTS.1-9-6-2R-K9.P1)
>         CTS: CTS.1-9-6-2R-K9.P1.sbn
>       Touch: CTSDEV.1-9-6-2R-K9.P1.SPA
>     Slot 1   (cmterm-CTS.1-9-6-2R-K9.P1)
>         CTS: CTS.1-9-6-2R-K9.P1.sbn
>       Touch: CTSDEV.1-9-6-2R-K9.P1.SPA
>     Slot 2
>       No loads file
> 
> 
> I know that 
> 
> sed '/primary/,/\*/!d' file gives me 
> primary
>    Factory   CTS 1.9.6(2) P1 
>   *Slot 1    CTS 1.9.6(2) P1 
> 
> But . how do I extract only the primary line and first "*Slot" ?

Well, of course you can do

sed -n '/primary/p; /\*Slot/p'

but I suspect your real problem is different, as it happens so many times.

-- 
D.