Tony, Substitute each string of binary characters with a newline character. Substitute multiple newline characters with a single newline character.
That will put the text strings one per line. Miark On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 09:06:26 +0100, "Tony S. Sykes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the replies, but I don't think I covered the search fully. > The data I am searching for can be anywhere on the line, and the line > can be very large so I can't cut it. I am searching for data, but I > don't know what the data is. I know what it starts with and what it ends > with. example @(#) data > so I need to be able to cut upto the > @(#) and then after the first > . This could also appear a few times in > the same file but with different data. I have tried grepping and putting > '.......' in place but the data is variable in size, so I can get a lot > of rubbish after the >. I will start to look into sed. > > Thanks all, > > Tony. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Miark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 4:47 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Help with a script > > > In Perl I would use a regular expression to match the text, then > end up with the string you're looking for in $1. So, for instance > > #!/usr/bin/perl > > open FILE, "< filename"; > while (<FILE>) { > m/exp_here/; > print "I found '$1'\n"; > } > close FILE; > > > Miark > > > On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 16:05:31 +0100, "Tony S. Sykes" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > All, > > > > I am struggling writing a script which greps a binary file (grep -a) > > which will remove all of the data before the characters I am looking > for > > and then to remove the data after another character so I have only the > > relevant info. When you grep the binary file the line is very long. I > am > > looking for only about 15 - 20 characters off the line. The problem is > > that it can be anywhere on the line so I can't use a simple cut. Would > > "ed" be able to do this? I am not looking for you to write the script, > > just pointers as to what commands I could use. So far I have got the > > grep done "grep -a '@(#)' <file>" but it's what I do to the line after > > that. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Tony. > > > -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Business Computer Projects - Disclaimer -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- > > This message, and any associated attachment is confidential. If you have > received it in error, please delete it from your system, do not use or > disclose the information in any way, and notify either Tony S. Sykes > or the postmaster <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> immediately. > > The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not > necessarily the views of Business Computer Projects Ltd., unless > specifically stated. > > Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that emails and their > attachments are virus free, it is the responsibility of the recipient(s) > to verify the integrity of such emails. > > > Business Computer Projects Ltd > BCP House > 151 Charles Street > Stockport > Cheshire > SK1 3JY > > Tel: +44 (0)161 355-3000 > Fax: +44 (0)161 355-3001 > Web: http://www.bcpsoftware.com <http://www.bcpsoftware.com/> > >
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