How to grep for a particular string?
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I am trying to get a string that matches the following pattern: starts with foo and finishes with bar.
grep -e "^foo*bar$"
grep regular-expression
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I am trying to get a string that matches the following pattern: starts with foo and finishes with bar.
grep -e "^foo*bar$"
grep regular-expression
asked 37 mins ago
Bionix1441Bionix1441
17113
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o*will only match zero or moreocharacters - see How do regular expressions differ from wildcards used to filter files
– steeldriver
33 mins ago
Thanks, I did the following:grep -e "^foo" -e "bar$" file. This variant works.
– Bionix1441
30 mins ago
But you missed the point!
– A.B
29 mins ago
Maybe, if you want to tell me what is the point that I missed. I actually got the result I expected.
– Bionix1441
25 mins ago
Well the point is actually a dot. A wild guess? Should I tell it before?
– A.B
16 mins ago
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I am trying to get a string that matches the following pattern: starts with foo and finishes with bar.
grep -e "^foo*bar$"
grep regular-expression
asked 37 mins ago
Bionix1441Bionix1441
17113
I am trying to get a string that matches the following pattern: starts with foo and finishes with bar.
grep -e "^foo*bar$"
grep regular-expression
grep regular-expression
asked 37 mins ago
Bionix1441Bionix1441
17113
asked 37 mins ago
Bionix1441Bionix1441
17113
asked 37 mins ago
Bionix1441Bionix1441
17113
asked 37 mins ago
Bionix1441Bionix1441
17113
asked 37 mins ago
Bionix1441Bionix1441
17113
17113
1
o*will only match zero or moreocharacters - see How do regular expressions differ from wildcards used to filter files
– steeldriver
33 mins ago
Thanks, I did the following:grep -e "^foo" -e "bar$" file. This variant works.
– Bionix1441
30 mins ago
But you missed the point!
– A.B
29 mins ago
Maybe, if you want to tell me what is the point that I missed. I actually got the result I expected.
– Bionix1441
25 mins ago
Well the point is actually a dot. A wild guess? Should I tell it before?
– A.B
16 mins ago
add a comment |
1
o*will only match zero or moreocharacters - see How do regular expressions differ from wildcards used to filter files
– steeldriver
33 mins ago
Thanks, I did the following:grep -e "^foo" -e "bar$" file. This variant works.
– Bionix1441
30 mins ago
But you missed the point!
– A.B
29 mins ago
Maybe, if you want to tell me what is the point that I missed. I actually got the result I expected.
– Bionix1441
25 mins ago
Well the point is actually a dot. A wild guess? Should I tell it before?
– A.B
16 mins ago
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o* will only match zero or more o characters - see How do regular expressions differ from wildcards used to filter files– steeldriver
33 mins ago
o* will only match zero or more o characters - see How do regular expressions differ from wildcards used to filter files– steeldriver
33 mins ago
Thanks, I did the following:
grep -e "^foo" -e "bar$" file. This variant works.– Bionix1441
30 mins ago
Thanks, I did the following:
grep -e "^foo" -e "bar$" file. This variant works.– Bionix1441
30 mins ago
But you missed the point!
– A.B
29 mins ago
But you missed the point!
– A.B
29 mins ago
Maybe, if you want to tell me what is the point that I missed. I actually got the result I expected.
– Bionix1441
25 mins ago
Maybe, if you want to tell me what is the point that I missed. I actually got the result I expected.
– Bionix1441
25 mins ago
Well the point is actually a dot. A wild guess? Should I tell it before?
– A.B
16 mins ago
Well the point is actually a dot. A wild guess? Should I tell it before?
– A.B
16 mins ago
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o*will only match zero or moreocharacters - see How do regular expressions differ from wildcards used to filter files– steeldriver
33 mins ago
Thanks, I did the following:
grep -e "^foo" -e "bar$" file. This variant works.– Bionix1441
30 mins ago
But you missed the point!
– A.B
29 mins ago
Maybe, if you want to tell me what is the point that I missed. I actually got the result I expected.
– Bionix1441
25 mins ago
Well the point is actually a dot. A wild guess? Should I tell it before?
– A.B
16 mins ago