Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 13:40:09 -0500 (EST) From: Patrick Seal <patseal@hyperhost.net> To: brendan@bmk.com.au Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: grep question Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902271318370.99558-100000@foobar.hyperhost.net>
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well then try, man 'whatever the hell shell you're using' man tcsh states: `\' nullifies the special meaning of the following character, if it has any, notably `\' and `^'. ... > echo It\'s eleven o\'clock. causes the shell to echo `It's eleven o'clock.' ... If set, backslashes (`\') always quote `\', `'', and `"'. This may make complex quoting tasks eas- ier, but it can cause syntax errors in csh(1) scripts. so please try the man pages first, ------------------------------------ _____________________________________ Patrick Seal |"Microsoft isn't evil, they just make <patseal@hyperhost.net> | really crappy operating systems." Hyperhost - http://www.hyperhost.net| -Linus Torvalds hosting and Design http://www.freebsd.org - http://www.linux.org On Sat, 27 Feb 1999, Brendan Kosowski wrote: > > Your manual is obviously better than mine. > > "FreeBSD isn't evil, they just make > really crappy manuals." > -Brendan Kosowski > > -------------------------------------- > > > On Sat, 27 Feb 1999, Patrick Seal wrote: > > > Holy bejebees bat# man grep > > > > ------------------------------------ _____________________________________ > > Patrick Seal |"Microsoft isn't evil, they just make > > <patseal@hyperhost.net> | really crappy operating systems." > > Hyperhost - http://www.hyperhost.net| -Linus Torvalds > > hosting and Design > > > > http://www.freebsd.org - http://www.linux.org > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 27 Feb 1999, 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" ) > > > > > > > > > Thanks & Regards, Brendan... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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