Problem with history and grep

cleansing_flame · #1 (**permalink**) 02-02-2008

okay, i did the command: echo `history` >> /new.txt

i got a long line, which due to the size of my screen, it made 3 lines.

i then tried the command: grep emacs new.txt
while in root

and i got a full the same long line

any help appreciated

Franklin52 · #2 (**permalink**) 02-02-2008

This is sufficient:

Code:

history | grep emacs

Regards

cleansing_flame · #3 (**permalink**) 02-03-2008

thank you very much

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