On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 07:04:43PM +0200, Reindl Harald wrote: > > > Am 12.04.2013 18:31, schrieb Bob Goodwin - Zuni: > > > > If I do "less syslog.txt | grep DST=17." I get a mixture of outputs containing "17." > > escaping and quotes are your friend > less syslog.txt | grep "DST=17\." Isn't it redundant to use less before the pipe, why not use grep directly? $ grep "DST=17\." syslog.txt If the OP expects a long output, he can do $ grep "DST=17\." syslog.txt | less -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org