Zgrep For Files Beginner

networkingnub · 02-01-2010, 01:06 PM

I have a number of files:

Foo
BlahhFoo

I only want to be able to grep for names in a file that contain Foo and not BlahhFoo. However I am not able to pull only those files away. How can this bee done.

My grep/zgrep knowledge only goes this far at this point. I'm still learning but I'm stuck on how to make my arguments more precise

zgrep 'Foo' SomeFileIMade.gz > /home/user/FOOFILE

Mr-Bisquit · 02-01-2010, 01:18 PM

I'm not that far ahead of you with grep.
Usually it's more of

Code:

locate xy |grep bin |grep session

Double grepping isn't always the best way but it does cut down on search terms.
You could also try directories such as:

Code:

locate beans | grep /usr/bin

HasC · 02-01-2010, 01:28 PM

Not really sure of what exactly you're wanting, but:

Code:

$ grep Foo file|grep -v BlahFoo

could do the trick. Or, another example:

Code:

$ egrep '/ Foo /' file

(notice the blank spaces)

networkingnub · 02-01-2010, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HasC

Not really sure of what exactly you're wanting, but:

Code:

$ grep Foo file|grep -v BlahFoo

could do the trick. Or, another example:

Code:

$ egrep '/ Foo /' file

(notice the blank spaces)

For some reason my grep brings back Both BlahhFoo and Foo. I want it to only return Foo.

chrism01 · 02-01-2010, 06:36 PM

This should work as per your requirements

Code:

grep Foo file|grep -v BlahFoo

Please show an example of the file's content and define exactly what you want to see.