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subnet_rx 03-29-2008 08:17 PM
find exact phrase
 
I'm having trouble figuring out how to use find to find an exact phrase within files, and not something that is a part of another word. For instance, searching for var, I would not want variable to match.

osor 03-29-2008 08:28 PM
Code:
grep '\bvar\b'


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