[SOLVED] I want to extract names with spaces from a list of names!

linustalman · 12-01-2011, 05:09 AM

Hi.

I have a large list of names. How can I find names with a space e.g. Ozzy Lebron or Mars Leucetius etc.?
Could I extract names like that and copy them into a 2nd text file titled "names2.txt"

Thanks.

jschiwal · 12-01-2011, 05:31 AM

You should include some sample lines of input. How are the full names delimited?

linustalman · 12-02-2011, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jschiwal

You should include some sample lines of input. How are the full names delimited?

They are in a list from a .txt file.

Sample:
Ozzy Lebron
Azia
Aziel
Azima
Aziza
Azizah
Azize
Azmariah
Azmik
Azra
Azrael
Azrakesh
Azriel
Azucena
Azuka
Azura
Azure
Azuriah
Azurine
Azusa
Azusena
Azzam
Azzaria
Azzure
Bab
Babak
Babette
Bac
Backstere
Bader
Badi
Baecere
Mars Leucetius

trey85stang · 12-02-2011, 03:02 AM

Code:

sed "/ / ! d" filename.txt

jschiwal · 12-02-2011, 05:46 AM

I didn't know you had one name per line in your list. Thank you for the clarifying example. Regular expressions can be very finicky about how the input is formatted.

linustalman · 12-02-2011, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trey85stang

Code:

sed "/ / ! d" filename.txt

Excellent work!