Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 19:18:22 +1100 (EST) From: Brendan Kosowski <brendan@bmk.com.au> To: Jon Hamilton <hamilton@pobox.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: grep question Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990227191505.5605A-100000@garfield> In-Reply-To: <19990227050246.DFDD946381@pobox.com>
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Thanks Jon, it works well. FreeBSD will have to get you to write a new manual for grep. Best regards, Brendan... ------------------------- On Fri, 26 Feb 1999, Jon Hamilton wrote: > > In message <Pine.BSF.3.96.990227154554.5415A-100000@garfield>, Brendan Kosowski > wrote: > } > } > } How do I search for a string if it contains quotation marks ? > } > } " is used by grep to mark the start and end of a string : > } ( eg: grep "string" filename ). > } > } ie: How do I tell grep to search for: ( the dog said "woof" ) > > There is (as is usual for UNIX) more than one way to do that, but one > simple solution is: > > $ grep 'the dog said "woof"' filename > > -- > Jon Hamilton > hamilton@pobox.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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