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Old 03-07-2013
Ubuntu Lab ^

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1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data:
Filter a file for lines that have exactly 5 numbers in a row.


2. Relevant commands, code, scripts, algorithms:
Use the grep command with any options and wild cards.


3. The attempts at a solution (include all code and scripts):
Code:
 grep "[0-9]\{5\}" filterdata 
grep [0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9] filterdata
grep "[0-9]\{5,\}" filterdata
grep "[0-9]\{5\}" * filterdata
grep "[0-9]{5}" filterdata
grep "[0-9]\{5\}" . filterdata

(filterdata being the file Iam trying to Filter)


4. Complete Name of School (University), City (State), Country, Name of Professor, and Course Number (Link to Course):
Owens Community College, Toledo, Ohio, Thomas McLeary, EET 208

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Last edited by Scrutinizer; 03-07-2013 at 08:30 AM.. Reason: code tags
# 2  
Old 03-07-2013
Code:
$ cat file
123456
12345
12345a dfdf
121
12345 dfd
$ grep -w "[0-9]\{5\}" file
12345
12345 dfd

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# 3  
Old 03-07-2013
Check out the ^ and $ anchors in regular expressions. Also it says "numbers", not "digits" . -w may work but is not a portable grep option.
# 4  
Old 03-07-2013
So if a line is like :

Code:
bla 12 34 890 56 78 bla bla

... it does have exactly 5 numbers in a row
# 5  
Old 03-07-2013
Thanks for the aid. Tried the grep -w "[0-9]\{5\} file with no luck. the numbers are consecutive (12345) and I need to show the complete line that they are in.
# 6  
Old 03-07-2013
The solution just depends on the way you understand the statement :

Code:
"Filter a file for lines that have exactly 5 numbers in a row"

1) do "numbers" stand for "digit" ?

2) what does "in a row" mean ? separated by a space ? other ?

3) does this means that the lines does have and only have 5 numbers in a row?

4) or may the line contain other non-numeric characters (may those "5 numbers in a row" be placed anywhere in the line) ?
# 7  
Old 03-07-2013
Lab example

this line has four 1234 numbers
this line has five 12345 numbers
this line has six 123456 numbers
this line has seven 1234567 numbers
this line has eight 12345678 numbers
part one of the lab is to just return the line with five numbers.
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