Is there a way to use grep multiline and lazy? I have a text file with an XML in it.
The search pattern is similar to
<i>something.*?}</i>
- Pzo option doesn't work multiline
- Ezo option doesn't work lazy.
Any suggestions?
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2no patterns - regex is always bad idea when parsing xml/html – RomanPerekhrest Jan 23 '18 at 13:32
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yup, don't use regex for this case... also, for multiline Pzo, use `(?s)` at start of regex.. – Sundeep Jan 23 '18 at 14:04
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Thank you, I know that sed or python would do it. However I'm curious about grep + regex – Andrew Jan 23 '18 at 14:33
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`curious about grep + regex` .... see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1732348/regex-match-open-tags-except-xhtml-self-contained-tags – Sundeep Jan 23 '18 at 15:22