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Top Forums UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers Find ' (apostrophe) by grep Post 303039401 by RudiC on Thursday 3rd of October 2019 06:25:45 AM
Old 10-03-2019
Try unescaped:
Code:
grep "'test" file
'test

 

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   set_editor($code)
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   in_gladiator($code)
       Run the given code using Devel::Gladiator.

   repo_path_for($username)
       Returns a path on disk for where $username's replica is stored.

   repo_uri_for($username)
       Returns a file:// URI for $USERNAME'S replica (with the correct replica type prefix).

   replica_uuid
       Returns the UUID of the test replica.

   database_uuid
       Returns the UUID of the test database.

   replica_last_rev
       Returns the sequence number of the last change in the test replica.

   as_user($username, $coderef)
       Run this code block as $username.  This routine sets up the %ENV hash so that when we go looking for a repository, we get the user's repo.

   replica_uuid_for($username)
       Returns the UUID of the given user's test replica.

   database_uuid_for($username)
       Returns the UUID of the given user's test database.

   ok_added_revisions( { CODE }, $numbers_of_new_revisions, $msg)
       Checks that the given code block adds the given number of changes to the test replica. $msg is optional and will be printed with the test
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   serialize_conflict($conflict_obj)
       Returns a simple, serialized version of a Prophet::Conflict object suitable for comparison in tests.

       The serialized version is a hash reference containing the following keys:
	   meta => { original_source_uuid => 'source_replica_uuid' }
	   records => { 'record_uuid' =>
			  { change_type => 'type',
			    props => { propchange_name => { source_old => 'old_val',
							    source_new => 'new_val',
							    target_old => 'target_val',
							  }
				     }
			  },
			'another_record_uuid' =>
			  { change_type => 'type',
			    props => { propchange_name => { source_old => 'old_val',
							    source_new => 'new_val',
							    target_old => 'target_val',
							  }
				     }
			  },
		      }

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