On 30.08.2013 13:39, Andrew wrote:> Hi Timothy, >>> Is there an option for grep, or some similar program, >>> that will print out a whole paragraph - >>> defined as the section between two blank lines - >>> containing a given word or phrase? >>> >>> Such as the above 4 lines. >>> If not, can anyone suggest a simple script that will do this? > AIX has grep -p for just this purpose, I wish GNU grep did too. > > I share your pain. > > Regards, > Andrew. I share your enthusiasm. :) poma