$ cat foolog TICKETHELP###,########,1234567###,2004,1,2,35.00###,2004-5-2 17:44:44,TICKETHELP###########1234567###2005XY356.00###,World Cup List,John Marck TICKETHELP###,########,1234567###,2005,3,4,16.00###,2005-3-8 17:44:44,TICKETHELP###########1234567###2005XY356.00###,World Cup List,John Marck TICKETHELP###,########,1234567###,2006,5,6,23.00###,2006-1-3 17:44:44,TICKETHELP###########1234567###2005XY356.00###,World Cup List,John Marck TICKETHELP###,########,0933456###,2005,7,8,33.00###,2005-5-7 17:44:44,TICKETHELP###########1234567###2005XY356.00###,World Cup List,John Marck TICKETHELP###,########,1234567###,2005,9,10,87.00###,2005-5-4 17:44:44,TICKETHELP###########1234567###2005XY356.00###,World Cup List,John Marck TICKETHELP###,########,1984567###,2005,11,12,32.00###,2005-3-8 17:44:44,TICKETHELP###########1234567###2005XY356.00###,World Cup List,John Marck TICKETHELP###,########,1234567###,2005,13,14,67.00###,2006-5-2 17:44:44,TICKETHELP###########1234567###2005XY356.00###,World Cup List,John Marck TICKETHELP###,########,1223698###,2000,15,16,79.00###,2000-1-1 17:44:44,TICKETHELP###########1234567###2005XY356.00###,World Cup List,John Marck TICKETHELP###,########,1299n67###,2001,17,18,26.00###,2001-5-5 17:44:44,TICKETHELP###########1234567###2005XY356.00###,World Cup List,John Marck $ perl -ne 'print if /2005,9,10/ .. eof' foolog TICKETHELP###,########,1234567###,2005,9,10,87.00###,2005-5-4 17:44:44,TICKETHELP###########1234567###2005XY356.00###,World Cup List,John Marck TICKETHELP###,########,1984567###,2005,11,12,32.00###,2005-3-8 17:44:44,TICKETHELP###########1234567###2005XY356.00###,World Cup List,John Marck TICKETHELP###,########,1234567###,2005,13,14,67.00###,2006-5-2 17:44:44,TICKETHELP###########1234567###2005XY356.00###,World Cup List,John Marck TICKETHELP###,########,1223698###,2000,15,16,79.00###,2000-1-1 17:44:44,TICKETHELP###########1234567###2005XY356.00###,World Cup List,John Marck TICKETHELP###,########,1299n67###,2001,17,18,26.00###,2001-5-5 17:44:44,TICKETHELP###########1234567###2005XY356.00###,World Cup List,John Marck #### $ perl -ne 'print if /2005-5-4/ .. eof' foolog TICKETHELP###,########,1234567###,2005,X,Y,87.00###,2005-5-4 17:44:44,TICKETHELP###########1234567###2005XY356.00###,World Cup List,John Marck TICKETHELP###,########,1984567###,2005,X,Y,32.00###,2005-3-8 17:44:44,TICKETHELP###########1234567###2005XY356.00###,World Cup List,John Marck TICKETHELP###,########,1234567###,2005,X,Y,67.00###,2006-5-2 17:44:44,TICKETHELP###########1234567###2005XY356.00###,World Cup List,John Marck TICKETHELP###,########,1223698###,2000,X,Y,79.00###,2000-1-1 17:44:44,TICKETHELP###########1234567###2005XY356.00###,World Cup List,John Marck TICKETHELP###,########,1299n67###,2001,X,Y,26.00###,2001-5-5 17:44:44,TICKETHELP###########1234567###2005XY356.00###,World Cup List,John Marck