[Nolug] sed question

Hello List,

I’m using GNU sed version 4.1.4.
Let’s say I have a file.txt that contains:
@@1234@@ -- abcd

All I want is whatever is between the “@@”, e.g. 1234; the rest can be discarded.

If I do:
grep "@@" file.txt | tail -1 | sed -e 's/@@//' -e 's/@@//'
it returns:
1234 – abcd

What’s the best way to get whatever is between the “@@”, while discarding the rest of the line?

(I could have “Googled” a little harder but figured I’d use the list.)

Thanks.

David

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