tofarley · December 12, 2019 20:36
diff --git a/weird way b/weird way
 given the file:
 ```
 this is a test
 it is only a test
 if this were an actual emergency
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 ```

 code:
 ```
 line=$(cat test.txt | grep -n 'this' | tail -1 | cut -d: -f 1)
 cat test.txt | sed -n ${line},$(expr ${line} + 5)p
 ```
 output:
 ```
 if this were an actual emergency
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 ```
	given the file:
	```
	this is a test
	it is only a test
	if this were an actual emergency
	1
	2
	3
	4
	5
	```

	code:
	```
	line=$(cat test.txt \| grep -n 'this' \| tail -1 \| cut -d: -f 1)
	cat test.txt \| sed -n ${line},$(expr ${line} + 5)p
	```
	output:
	```
	if this were an actual emergency
	1
	2
	3
	4
	5
	```