On 9/24/18 10:56 AM, bruce wrote: > simple test file > cat gg.dat > % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current > Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed > 100 42437 100 42437 0 0 590 0 0:01:11 0:01:11 --:--:-- 8789 > 100 41664 100 41664 0 0 140k 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 2034k > 100 34574 100 34574 0 0 133k 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 133k > 100 42430 100 42430 0 0 179k 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 179k > 100 42428 100 42428 0 0 207k 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 207k > > I simply want to test/check for the actual string --->>>:--- 0<<< > > I've tested a number of different grep permutations.. missing something.. > > grep -i ":--- 0" gg.dat > doesn't work... > > I'm not looking to match regex but find the actual string. Well, in the example you show, there's nothing with a colon (:) followed by three dashes, some spaces and a zero. A number of entries have a colon and TWO dashes, but none that are followed by spaces and a zero. So, no, grep isn't going to find anything that matches. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 226437340 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - The trouble with troubleshooting is that trouble sometimes - - shoots back. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
