LinuxQuestions.org - [SOLVED] grep -E is broken -- cannot find end of line

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keith Hedger (Post 5397226)

Does sed work as expected if it too doesn't work then it's probably your file...

Found it. Combination of a script used to copy the file, and an 'I/O error'! (I/O being "idiot operator" -- and that would be me :()

Little did I realize the script filters the source file through 'sed':

Code:

sed -i 's/\r//'

and of course that stripped all CR from the resulting copy. Not realizing that, I assumed the source was same as the copy (duh). I so I'm looking for the CR in the clean file and wondering why grep failed on the source file. I can hear the chorus now ... "What a dummy, dummyyyy, dummyyyyyyyy" LOL

EDIT: BTW ... Thanks for taking time to help out an idiot :)