Return previous line with Findstr

Question

I am running FINDSTR command to find specific text in .txt files. I want to print matching lines as well as 1 previous line.

findstr "ActualStartDate:"  * > a.txt

if my file is like this

abcd  
defg  
cds  
ActualStartDate: invalid date

Result should be like this

cds  
ActualStartDate: invalid date

yeah,while using FINDSTR i can print only matching line but i also need line which comes before matching string. — user0404, Jul 10 '13 at 13:02

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 10 '13 at 15:28

5

grep -1 "ActualStartDate:" *.txt

output is eg.:

file.txt-cds
file.txt:ActualStartDate: invalid date

answered Jul 10 '13 at 15:28

Endoro

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 11 '13 at 01:17

3

There is a tool written as a batch file that can do this easily, which uses built in Windows scripting.

answered Jul 11 '13 at 01:17

foxidrive

2 Answers2