Originally Posted by djt0506

hi all.

im using the awk command to search a file for a matching number.

lets say the numbers in the file are 4588281, 4588282 and 4588283.

my problem is when i search for 8, the three numbers above appear. I want to have it so that if i search for any number that is not matching EXACTLY THE SAME as the three numbers above, then nothing will be returned from the awk command.

is there a way to do this? if so, how?

thanks all in advance for your replies.