using awk print all lines starting with `* foo` to any following line that starts with `* `

Print all lines that start with * foo to any next line that starts with *

I thought that this would work, but it only prints the first lines:

awk '/^\* foo/,/^\* /' file.org

results in:

* foo

example file (org-mode):

* foo
** subheading
- item 1
- item2
comments
* bar
** subheading
more text

Given your response to the other answer it appears you want output for your sample to be:

* foo
** subheading
- item 1
- item2
comments
* bar

For this, you might be able to use sed which unlike awk does not check both start and end condition on the same iteration:

sed -n '/^\* foo/,/^\* /p' file.org

Note that more complicated input may not produce the output you want. For example, this input:

* foo
** subheading
- item 1
- item2
comments
* foo too
** should this print?
- or this?
* bar
** subheading
more text