<snip> > > >>> Hi, I have the string > > >>> > > >>> <span xxxx> 111 </span> 2222 <span yyyy> 3333 </span> > > >>> > > >>> And i wish to use sed to strip *only* the "<span xxxx>" tag and its > > >>> contents... is this possible ? I'm trying this expression, but it > > >>> doesn't work... > > >>> > > >>> sed 's/<span xxxx[^\(</span>\)]+<\/span>//g' file > > >>> > > >>> is there anything like it ? > > >>> > > >>> I would like to obtain > > >>> > > >>> 2222 > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> I hope someone can help, > > >>> > > >>> thank you, > > >>> > > >>> siran
If you haven't yet solved the above problem, give the following a try: sed 's/\(<span .*>.*<\/span>\)\(.*\)\(<span .*>.*<\/span>\)/\2/' regards, joseph <snip> _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
