Extract content from div with awk/grep

Question

Assuming following html code.

<div class='requirement'>
<div class='req-title'>
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
</div>
</div>

I want to extract The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog using tools like awk or sed, I'm pretty sure it can be done.

I know html parser is the right tools for this job, but this is the only time I'll be dealing with html content.

Answer 1

Assuming the part you want to print is a single line:

$ awk 'f{print; exit} $0=="<div class=\047req-title\047>"{f=1}' file
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

otherwise:

$ awk 'f{if ($0=="</div>") exit; print} $0=="<div class=\047req-title\047>"{f=1}' file
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog