[SOLVED] How to grep a string value from info.plist file?

Issue

Here is an example iOS info.plist file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
    <string>$(MARKETING_VERSION)</string>
    <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
    <string>178273</string>
    <key>NSExtension</key>
</dict>
</plist>

How can I grep the string value 178273 from this file from the command line? This 178273 can be a different number. The goal is to grep this value under the key CFBundleVersion

Solution

example:

cat info.plist | grep -A1 "CFBundleVersion" | grep -o "[0-9]*"

Assumption

• The target must be on the line immediately following key CFBundleVersion.
• Target must be a number. Others must not contain numbers.

Answered By - dam

Answer Checked By - Marilyn (WPSolving Volunteer)