getwindow.sh

Extract stretch of text from a file given the window start and end location.

script usage

Consult the script help to see the list of available parameters.

$ ./getwindow.sh -h
Usage: ./getwindow.sh [option...] 

   -h, --help                 Display this help message
   -i, --input-file           Specify input file name
   -s, --start                Specity the start position
   -p, --stop                 Specify the end position
   -t, --token                Specify token (char, word, line)

usage examples

A simple usage example is presented below.

$ ./getwindow.sh --input-file alice.txt --start 124 --stop 131 --token word | tr '\n' ' ' && echo "" 
when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes 

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