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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers How to search for string A OR string B using Grep? Post 302514797 by jboy on Monday 18th of April 2011 05:39:13 AM
Old 04-18-2011
Ok, here is what the question is asking:
Create a file called "filename.txt" containing, IN THE ORIGINAL ORDER, only the lines of

/usr/local/names.txt

starting with the string 'BAT' or 'SAT'. Ensure there is no extra white space in the file "names.txt".

I want to do this using grep not egrep.
Thanks.
 

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NAME

       x2sys_merge - Merge an updated COEs tables

SYNOPSIS

       x2sys_merge -Amain_COElist.d -Mnew_COElist.d

DESCRIPTION

       x2sys_merge  will read two crossovers data base and output the contents of the main one updated with the COEs in the second one. The second
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