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Old 11-24-2017
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Originally Posted by jetoutant
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Code:
grep ECE 3\.[5-9] smallFile
grep 'ECE 3\.[5-9]' smallFile
grep ECE {3}\.[5-9] smallFile 
grep ECE '{3}\.[5-9]' smallFile

don't work to eliminate a 2or 4 before the dot
There's a fundamental difference between form 1, 3 and 4 and form 2 of your commands. Can you tell it?
Why shouldn't one form (which one?) work given you match the field separators in data file and regex?
# 9  
Old 11-24-2017
Put the grep expression in " " or ' ' quotes, otherwise even the shell tries substitutions.
Use bounds, at least "word boundary" anchors, better the field separator.
# 10  
Old 11-24-2017
Quote:
Originally Posted by jetoutant
this worked

Code:
grep 3\.[5-9] smallFile | grep ECE

thanks for all the help it is much appreciated

now that I have been up about 20 trying to figure this out I can get some sleep now that I figure the 6 out next is shell script to be done when I wake up
Does that work if you use a BRE similar to that to look for a GPA greater than or equal to 3.00 and less than 3.50?

P.S.: How do you know the two digits and the decimal point you are matching are in the GPA field and not in the last field of your data?

Last edited by Don Cragun; 12-03-2017 at 12:53 AM.. Reason: Add postscript.
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