Grep and '-'

Wynd · 06-11-2003, 11:05 PM

How can I find lines in a file that begin with a dash? If I just try

Code:

grep -blah

it thinks that I'm trying to pass it the option "-blah". Enclosing it in quotes doesn't work. What can I do?

Wynd · 06-11-2003, 11:07 PM

nevermind, figured it out

JZL240I-U · 06-12-2003, 02:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Wynd
nevermind, figured it out

And why don't you post the solution?

cuckoopint · 06-12-2003, 09:18 PM

man grep

-e PATTERN

Flibble · 06-13-2003, 05:10 PM

egrep ^-

?

Flibble

Wynd · 06-13-2003, 05:14 PM

Sorry. Just do:

Code:

grep -e "-blah" [file]