How Do I Get All Lines in a String that end With the same SubString? (RegEx, grep)

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I am trying to set up a quick macro in KM that selects text then looks for any line that ends with “@focus”. Then, I want to build a list with just those found lines (and paste it back).

This is a workaround to TaskPaper as it allows marking items with tags but when you want to see just the ones you marked it also shows all the headings and sub-headings. I only want to end up with an actionable list and no headings, extra lines, etc.

I know grep is powerful and I think KM can do this - although searching through KM library I did not get any hits for “grep”.

I should think this is pretty simple but I do not know how I should search for any line ending with “@focus" and then selecting that line? Sending the results to a list should not be too hard either (although I am not sure how this is done I have seen it done in AppleScript before).

Would someone please be so kind as to comment on how such a thing could be done?

Thanks

This example may be close, not sure though:
http://www.regular-expressions.info/completelines.html

Trying: Simulate key strokes: (select all, copy), search Clipboard with RegEx \bfocus\b (using the @ symbol messed up the RegEx syntax). Saving capture groups to variable: Clipboard3, display Clipboard3.

Result, macro ran but produced no results (there should have been six lines with @focus)

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grep is a Regular Expression tool.
See Regular Expressions [Keyboard Maestro Wiki].

This should get you started. It does NOT do the paste, but you can easily add that.

You can view the RegEx details at RegEx101.com.

##Macro Library   Process LInes Ending With String @RegEx

2017-02-02 19:25 CT

  • VER 1.1
  • Put the keyword to search for into a KM Variable to make it easier to change.

####DOWNLOAD:
<a class="attachment" href="/uploads/default/original/2X/3/3c1b0039ab5a7d4e9de3aa9266752aa2a8c37f39.kmmacros">Process LInes Ending With String @RegEx.kmmacros</a> (5.0 KB)

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###Example Results

<img src="/uploads/default/original/2X/3/369699cbab75dda9df4f9ebbf6e5a6f7b1061e4f.png" width="382" height="217">



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<img src="/uploads/default/original/2X/c/cbc87433efd84d9c5985ca13e1596c94987e417b.png" width="580" height="1223">

Please feel free to ask any follow-up questions.
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@levelbest, I hope you don’t mind that I renamed your topic to be more descriptive of your actual question, and to make it easier for others to find in a search.

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Not at all, thanks for the reply. Working on your example now.

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Download KM macro example
"Oops! That page doesn’t exist or is private."

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Are you clicking on this link:

Please try again. It works for me.

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You confused me with your first block. You went through all lines and numbered them first? Assuming this was part of your process but not sure if this is how I should start? For one thing I wont always have the exact number of lines each time … working through your example assuming it is OK to skip that first box (?)

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Do you mean this KM Action?

This is just SAMPLE TEST data I made up.
The only important part is those lines the END with your keyword, "@focus".

Replace the data in this Action with your actual data.

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Not for me.

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[quote=“JMichaelTX, post:8, topic:6225”]
Do you mean this KM Action? This is just SAMPLE TEST data I made up.The only important part is those lines the END with your keyword, “@focus”. Replace the data in this Action with your actual data. [/quote] Yes, that one. I am starting from what is on the clipboard. That was just your notes (test data) as it were? OK, thanks.

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@levelbest,

OK, I just uploaded a new version into my original post above.
Please try the link again. It is a new URL.

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[quote=“JMichaelTX, post:11, topic:6225”]
OK, I just uploaded a new version into my original post above.Please try the link again. It is a new URL.[/quote]

Thanks very much for all that. It did download the script after you updated it and with a little tweaking, it works perfectly. I really appreciate the help.

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Great!

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Done, and done. Thanks again.

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