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JavaScript
var msg = "ns2.6 - Some rather interesting details about NS 2.6\n\
ns3.8 - Some rather interesting details about NS 3.8\n\
jp1.0 - Some interesting details about JP 1.0\n\
jp1.0b - More interesting details about JP 1.0b\n\
jp2.1 - Some interesting details about JP 2.1\n";
var file = 'jp1.0';
var discr = (msg).match(new RegExp(file+'(.*)\n'))[0];
alert(discr);