regex - Deleting tables with regular expressions -

not specific question, since don't know enough - more of question on how approach this.

example file can seen below:

 loading condition :   4-homogenous cargo 98% 1.018t/m3, draught 3.35m                           - outgoing                                                 items of loading          -------------------------------------------------------------------------------  capa  item reference    x1      x2     weight    kg     lcg      yg       fsm     no                     (m)     (m)      (t)     (m)    (m)      (m)     (t.m)   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------   13 no2 cargo tk p      1.650  29.400   609.04  2.745  15.525  -3.384    483.49   14 no2 cargo tk s      1.650  29.400   603.61  2.745  15.525   3.384    483.49   15 no1 cargo tk p     29.400  56.400   587.23  2.745  42.900  -3.384    470.42   16 no1 cargo tk s     29.400  56.400   592.45  2.745  42.900   3.384    470.42   17 mgo tank aft       21.150  23.400    23.42  6.531  22.275  -0.500     15.70   18 storage tank    21.150  23.400     2.68  7.225  22.275   2.300      0.00   19 mgo fore tank      33.150  35.400    25.90  6.643  34.275  -0.212      0.00  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------  deadweight                             2444.34  2.828  29.007  -0.005   1923.52                                  summary of loading                                                weight    kg     lcg      yg       fsm                                             (t)     (m)    (m)      (m)     (t.m)   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------         deadweight                      2444.34  2.828  29.007  -0.005   1923.52         light ship                       634.00  3.030  28.654   0.000      0.00  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------         total weight                    3078.34  2.869  28.935  -0.004   1923.52       loading condition :   4-homogenous cargo 98% 1.018t/m3, draught 3.35m                           - outgoing                 damage case         : 1bott: cargo & void3                            flooding percentage : 100 %  flooded volumes     :   no.3 void space p  no.3 void space s  no2 cargo tk p                             no2 cargo tk s     no1 cargo tk p     no1 cargo tk s       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------                             weight     kg      lcg      yg       fsm     corr.kg                               (t)      (m)     (m)      (m)     (t.m)       (m)   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------  total weight               3078.34   2.869   28.935   -0.004    1923.52   3.494  run-off weights               0.00   0.000    0.000    0.000       0.00   0.000  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------  damage condition           3078.34   2.869   28.935   -0.004    1923.52   3.494      equilibrium not found on starboard                                                     loading case :                                                                        4-homogenous cargo 98% 1.018t/m3, draught 3.35m - outgoing                    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------                             weight     kg      lcg      yg       fsm     corr.kg                               (t)      (m)     (m)      (m)     (t.m)       (m)   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------  total weight               3078.34   2.869   28.935   -0.004    1923.52   3.494                       summary of results of damage stability                        -------------------------------------------------------------------------------        damage case               %  r  heel   gm     fbmin   gz>0  gzmax  area                                         (deg)   (m)     (m)   (deg)   (m)  (m.rad)  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------  1bott: cargo & void3       100 0 equilibrium not found                         %     : flooding percentage.                                                     r     : r=1 if run-off weights considered, r=0 if no run-off.                    heel  : heel @ equilibrium (negative if equilibrium on port).                gm    : gm @ equilibrium.                                                       fbmin : minimum distance of margin line, weathertight or non-weathertight                points waterline.                                                   gz>0  : range of positive gz limited immersion of non-weathertight openings.  gzmax : maximum gz value.                                                       

it 1 of many, can differ bit, come down tables in textual form. need clean items them, before pasting them in report.

so wondering - text way delete table. example, summary of loading (it starts line containing "summary of loading" , end in line containing "total weight").

how match table , delete it?

try following within vim

:g/summary of loading/, /total weight/d 

sed works in same way:

sed '/summary of loading/, /total weight/d' input_with_tables.txt