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Old 09-29-2004, 04:13 PM   #1
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[c shell] using grep

How do I find a specific word in a file using grep? And how do I output the line it is on with the line number it was found on? Any help? Thanks in advance!
 
Old 09-29-2004, 04:23 PM   #2
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Use

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grep -n <string> <file>
 
Old 09-29-2004, 04:36 PM   #3
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thank you Bebo. I have a stupid question .. I want to know how you know this? Do you have a shell book or do you use man on grep? Thanks.
 
Old 09-29-2004, 04:58 PM   #4
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It's all magic Nah, I just read the man pages: man grep
 
Old 09-29-2004, 05:59 PM   #5
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thank you.
 
Old 09-30-2004, 11:12 AM   #6
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You could also try these tutorial links on shell/Linux:
http://freeos.com/guides/lsst/
http://www.icon.co.za/~psheer/book/index.html.gz
easier on the brain than man pages
 
Old 09-30-2004, 01:45 PM   #7
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thanks a lot.. really appreciate it.
 
  


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