Search inside a script

[hboo]

Hello all
I´m trying to make a search inside a script of the string ".ec" and search works fine but search stops in strings like "conecting"
I supose it is because the string contains ec.. How i can do for only search strings with ".ec" including point.
Thanks...

[IT_2007]

open up with vi editor and then /.ec press Enter. To search whole file keep on pressing n letter.

[Jeff_Traigle · Accepted solution]

. is a wildcard in the search. You need to escape it:

/\.ec

[Arunvijai_4]

Hi,

Why not use "grep" with wildcards?

-Arun

[spex]

Hi Hayse,

# grep '\.ec' file

PCS

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

You need to escape the dot character since it is a metacharacter that means any character. In 'vi' type:

:/\.ec

Regards!

...JRF...

[hboo]

Thanks all of you
Works good with :/\.ec

see you
; )

[hboo]

See you
; )