Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:52:54 -0500 From: Joshua Lewis <joshua.lewis@familyfunzone.net> To: Greg Albrecht <gregoryba@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Grep a file Message-ID: <B43C5A3B-2DE3-4853-84FF-524B7C3F3D71@familyfunzone.net> In-Reply-To: <39ed86f90701171215u56acb7c8y49a2c5eb840d0b13@mail.gmail.com> References: <CDC3A051-F2E4-43E6-9200-9272C3C432FE@familyfunzone.net> <39ed86f90701171215u56acb7c8y49a2c5eb840d0b13@mail.gmail.com>
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When I run: sudo grep -v '^\;'extentions.conf > new_extentions.conf I get: -bash: new_extentions.conf: Permission denied Sincerely, Joshua Lewis joshua.lewis@familyfunzone.net On Jan 17, 2007, at 3:15 PM, Greg Albrecht wrote: > this might work: > > grep -v '^\;' originalfile > newfile > > -g > > On 17/01/07, Joshua Lewis <joshua.lewis@familyfunzone.net> wrote: >> I have a config file that uses ; as a comment character. >> Unfortunately there are soooooooo many comments I can't read the >> options that have been enabled. >> >> Can I use grep or another tool to pull all the lines in this file >> that do not start with the ; and place them into another file so I >> can actually read what this file is doing? >> >> Thanks for any help. >> >> >> >> Sincerely, >> Joshua Lewis >> joshua.lewis@familyfunzone.net >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- >> unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > > -- > Greg Albrecht (gregoryba@gmail.com) > An Indie, Hip Hop and IDM Podcast: The Letter G > http://theletterg.org >
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