#!/bin/bash
s='username = "fakeuservalue"
clients = [
{
username = "user1"
},
{
username = "user2"
}
]'
sed -n '/^clients = \[/,/^]$/s/.*username *= *"\(.*\)".*/\1/p' <<< "$s"
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