> From: dilip [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 11 November 2008 11:18 > To: beginners@perl.org > Subject: to read a line 2 lines above a line having a grepped string... > > hi all, > > suppose i have a file having the following data.. > > SN = TOM > FDN = SALLY > OPERATIONAL STATE = ENABLED > > Now suppose i grep the string "ENABLED", i get the third line.But from > this very line i need to go 2 lines above and get the SN value > also.Please suggest . > > regards' > > Dilip > A simple approach would be to grep for the string but return the line number, as opposed to the line and then seek to the line - 2.
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