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Say I have a config file:



[main]
foo = bar
[option]
opt1 = opt2
opt3 = opt4
[extra]
[footer]
[tail]
print = true
[end]


I want to print the headers ([text]) only if there are options underneath. So the output should be:



[main]
foo = bar
[option]
opt1 = opt2
opt3 = opt4
[tail]
print = true









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  • Why must it be sed, rather than awk or perl?

    – Ed Grimm
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  • @EdGrimm - It doesn't really. I just wanted some simple one-liner. I've removed sed from the question.

    – DarkHeart
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Say I have a config file:



[main]
foo = bar
[option]
opt1 = opt2
opt3 = opt4
[extra]
[footer]
[tail]
print = true
[end]


I want to print the headers ([text]) only if there are options underneath. So the output should be:



[main]
foo = bar
[option]
opt1 = opt2
opt3 = opt4
[tail]
print = true









share|improve this question

























  • Why must it be sed, rather than awk or perl?

    – Ed Grimm
    12 mins ago











  • @EdGrimm - It doesn't really. I just wanted some simple one-liner. I've removed sed from the question.

    – DarkHeart
    3 mins ago














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Say I have a config file:



[main]
foo = bar
[option]
opt1 = opt2
opt3 = opt4
[extra]
[footer]
[tail]
print = true
[end]


I want to print the headers ([text]) only if there are options underneath. So the output should be:



[main]
foo = bar
[option]
opt1 = opt2
opt3 = opt4
[tail]
print = true









share|improve this question
















Say I have a config file:



[main]
foo = bar
[option]
opt1 = opt2
opt3 = opt4
[extra]
[footer]
[tail]
print = true
[end]


I want to print the headers ([text]) only if there are options underneath. So the output should be:



[main]
foo = bar
[option]
opt1 = opt2
opt3 = opt4
[tail]
print = true






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  • Why must it be sed, rather than awk or perl?

    – Ed Grimm
    12 mins ago











  • @EdGrimm - It doesn't really. I just wanted some simple one-liner. I've removed sed from the question.

    – DarkHeart
    3 mins ago



















  • Why must it be sed, rather than awk or perl?

    – Ed Grimm
    12 mins ago











  • @EdGrimm - It doesn't really. I just wanted some simple one-liner. I've removed sed from the question.

    – DarkHeart
    3 mins ago

















Why must it be sed, rather than awk or perl?

– Ed Grimm
12 mins ago





Why must it be sed, rather than awk or perl?

– Ed Grimm
12 mins ago













@EdGrimm - It doesn't really. I just wanted some simple one-liner. I've removed sed from the question.

– DarkHeart
3 mins ago





@EdGrimm - It doesn't really. I just wanted some simple one-liner. I've removed sed from the question.

– DarkHeart
3 mins ago










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