awk filtering ? - UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

varungupta · #1 (**permalink**) 09-14-2007

I have a Ques. Regarding awk

I have few strings in a file, like..

ABC
DEF_ABC
GHI_ABC
GHI

Now I want string which has only 'ABC', not the part of any other string as it is also present in 'DEF_ABC'

Output should be ABC

Please guide me asap !!

Thanks

awk · #2 (**permalink**) 09-14-2007

grep ^ABC$

matrixmadhan · #3 (**permalink**) 09-14-2007

Code:

awk '/^pattern$/ { print }' filename

varungupta · #4 (**permalink**) 09-16-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by matrixmadhan

Code:

awk '/^pattern$/ { print }' filename

Hey,

I'll describe the Problem in more explainatory manner now...

I have..

AUDIT_QUEUE
SOF_AUDIT_QUEUE
FAILURE_QUEUE
EXCEPTION_QUEUE
EXCEPTION_AUDIT_QUEUE

NOW..i want the o/p AUDIT_QUEUE only, as AUDIT_QUEUE is part of another two strings how can i ignore those strings. {using awk and grep }

Give me the solutions plz.
Thanks

varungupta · #5 (**permalink**) 09-16-2007

Thanks to all...I got the solution !!

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