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fris · 08-02-2012, 10:48 AM

I have a list of links.

example

Code:

<h3>search engine links</h3>
<a href="http://google.com">google</a>
<a href="http://www.bing.com">bing</a>
<a href="http://www.yahoo.com">yahoo</a>
<h3>payment links</h3>
<a href="http://www.paypal.com">paypal</a>
<a href="http://www.paxum.com">paxum</a>

i only want to get the search engine links being

Code:

<a href="http://google.com">google</a>
<a href="http://www.bing.com">bing</a>
<a href="http://www.yahoo.com">yahoo</a>

best way to go about this?

i was using sed, but its printing the 2nd h3

Code:

sed -n '/<h3>/,/<\/h3>/p' test.txt

any input would be great ;)

08-02-2012, 10:48 AM
fris Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 55,372	Best way to do this? python/ruby/perl/sed/awk/php/etc? I have a list of links. example Code: <h3>search engine links</h3> <a href="http://google.com">google</a> <a href="http://www.bing.com">bing</a> <a href="http://www.yahoo.com">yahoo</a> <h3>payment links</h3> <a href="http://www.paypal.com">paypal</a> <a href="http://www.paxum.com">paxum</a> i only want to get the search engine links being Code: <a href="http://google.com">google</a> <a href="http://www.bing.com">bing</a> <a href="http://www.yahoo.com">yahoo</a> best way to go about this? i was using sed, but its printing the 2nd h3 Code: sed -n '/<h3>/,/<\/h3>/p' test.txt any input would be great ;) __________________ Since 1999: 69 Adult Industry awards for Best Hosting Company and professional excellence. WP Stuff