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тАО05-27-2009 05:13 AM
тАО05-27-2009 05:13 AM
Normally we use below command to find the line containing exact word in linux.
Ex: #grep -w ze4egi /etc/passwd.
But it is not working in hp-ux.
how to solve this?
Solved! Go to Solution.
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тАО05-27-2009 05:21 AM
тАО05-27-2009 05:21 AM
Re: how to search the exact word using grep in hpux
grep -w also works in hp-ux. what's the problem ?
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тАО05-27-2009 05:21 AM
тАО05-27-2009 05:21 AM
Re: how to search the exact word using grep in hpux
What version of HP-UX? The '-w' switch to 'grep' works as "...the matching substring must either be at the beginning of the line, or preceded by a non-word constituent character. Similarly, it must be either at the end of the line or followed by a non-word constituent character. Word-constituent characters are letters, digits, and the underscore."
You can roll-your-own matches with 'grep' with your own regular expresssions and/or extended ones.
Regards!
...JRF...
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тАО05-27-2009 05:27 AM
тАО05-27-2009 05:27 AM
Re: how to search the exact word using grep in hpux
I am getting following error when running this command.
root@lgapps:/root > grep -w ze4egi /etc/passwd
grep: illegal option -- w
usage: grep [-E|-F] [-c|-l|-q] [-bhinsvx] -e pattern_list...
[-f pattern_file...] [file...]
usage: grep [-E|-F] [-c|-l|-q] [-bhinsvx] [-e pattern_list...]
-f pattern_file... [file...]
usage: grep [-E|-F] [-c|-l|-q] [-bhinsvx] pattern [file...]
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тАО05-27-2009 05:28 AM
тАО05-27-2009 05:28 AM
Re: how to search the exact word using grep in hpux
What is the output you are getting?
Above command syntax suppose to work.
try this if that doesn't work.
#grep -i
Ganesh.
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тАО05-27-2009 05:30 AM
тАО05-27-2009 05:30 AM
Re: how to search the exact word using grep in hpux
Try this
grep -i ze4egi /etc/passwd.
Regards
Sunny
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тАО05-27-2009 05:31 AM
тАО05-27-2009 05:31 AM
Re: how to search the exact word using grep in hpux
-w switch is available with grep in 11.X. Not sure why you are getting illegal option message.
Can you check man grep to find if you have that option or not?
Ganesh.
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тАО05-27-2009 05:33 AM
тАО05-27-2009 05:33 AM
Re: how to search the exact word using grep in hpux
If use the command
"grep -i ze4egi /etc/passwd"
If getting all the words in output like
wze4egi, ze4egiqwe,
But here i want to search exact word only.
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тАО05-27-2009 05:41 AM
тАО05-27-2009 05:41 AM
Re: how to search the exact word using grep in hpux
Can you try this???
more /etc/passwd |grep "ze4egi"
Regards
Sunny
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тАО05-27-2009 05:44 AM
тАО05-27-2009 05:44 AM
SolutionThis wont be the answer you asked for ,but if you are dealing with the /etc/password it may help u
if you want to extract by username
grep ^"usename:" /etc/passwd
if you are grepping any other field other than the login shell then
grep ":password:" /etc/passwd
grep ":1021:" /etc/passwd
thanks!!
Johnson