Added extract lines between two markers in file

README.md

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ scripts and not full blown utilities.
     * [Get the number of lines in a file.](#get-the-number-of-lines-in-a-file)
     * [Count files or directories in directory.](#count-files-or-directories-in-directory)
     * [Create an empty file.](#create-an-empty-file)
+    * [Extract lines between two markers.](#extract-lines-between-two-markers)
 * [File Paths](#file-paths)
     * [Get the directory name of a file path.](#get-the-directory-name-of-a-file-path)
     * [Get the base-name of a file path.](#get-the-base-name-of-a-file-path)
@@ -923,6 +924,31 @@ echo -n > file
 printf '' > file
 ```
 
+## Extract lines between two markers.
+
+**Example Function:**
+
+```sh
+extract() {
+    # Usage: extract file "opening marker" "closing marker"
+    while IFS=$'\n' read -r line; do
+        [[ "$extract" && "$line" != "$3" ]] && \
+            printf '%s\n' "$line"
+
+        [[ "$line" == "$2" ]] && extract=1
+        [[ "$line" == "$3" ]] && extract=
+    done < "$1"
+}
+```
+
+**Example Usage:**
+
+```shell
+# Extract code blocks from MarkDown file.
+extract ~/projects/pure-bash/README.md '```sh' '```'
+```
+
+
 # File Paths
 
 ## Get the directory name of a file path.

test.sh

@@ -144,6 +144,13 @@ test_get_functions() {
     assert_equals "${functions[0]}" "assert_equals"
 }
 
+test_extract() {
+    printf '{\nhello, world\n}\n' > test_file
+    result="$(extract test_file "{" "}")"
+    assert_equals "$result" "hello, world"
+    rm test_file
+}
+
 assert_equals() {
     if [[ "$1" == "$2" ]]; then
         ((pass+=1))
@@ -161,7 +168,7 @@ main() {
     trap 'rm readme_code' EXIT
 
     # Extract code blocks from the README.
-    while read -r line; do
+    while IFS=$'\n' read -r line; do
         [[ "$code" && "$line" != \`\`\` ]] && printf '%s\n' "$line"
         [[ "$line" =~ ^\`\`\`sh$ ]] && code=1
         [[ "$line" =~ ^\`\`\`$ ]]   && code=