Hello Guys, I need little bit help. I have file and one part of this file is as follow
New Elements ------------ cgw01.dub01.nsw.sptel.net.au-POS1/0-Path (171) Action: Resolved New (not saved) sysName: cgw01.dub01.nsw.sptel.net.au IP Address: 202.168.55.185 Index1: 9 ifDescr: POS1/0 cgw01.dub01.nsw.sptel.net.au-RH-power-AstecDCPowerSupply-1 (EnvCPU- +power) Action: Resolved New (not saved) sysName: cgw01.dub01.nsw.sptel.net.au IP Address: 202.168.55.185 Index1: 1 ifDescr: EnvCPU-Astec DC Power Supply cgw01.dub01.nsw.sptel.net.au-RH-power-AstecDCPowerSupply-2 (EnvCPU +-power) Action: Resolved New (not saved) sysName: cgw01.dub01.nsw.sptel.net.au IP Address: 202.168.55.185 Index1: 2 ifDescr: EnvCPU-Astec DC Power Supply GROUP ASSIGNMENT DETAILS ========================
I want to grab all devices name like cgw01.dub01.nsw.sptel.net.au-POS1/0-Path ,before the "Action:" option But be rememebr these devices name change frquently. So i need perl pattern matching that can grab all the devices name. Thanks for your time

Edited by planetscape - added code tags


In reply to Pattern Matching by farhan

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