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# 1  
Old 08-08-2011
sed error
Please, i need a little help Smilie

Code:
#!/bin/bash

for file in *myfile*; do
read name
echo "$name" #ok!
lynx -dump "$file"  >> lynxdump.txt #ok!
cat  lynxdump.txt | sed '/'$name'/!d'
done < namelist.txt  #<--error

namelist.txt
Code:
Name Surname
Name1 Surname1
Name1 Surname1
...

error:
Code:
sed: -e expression #1, char 6: unterminated address regex
Name Surname
sed: -e expression #1, char 5: unterminated address regex
Name1 Surname1
sed: -e expression #1, char 6: unterminated address regex
Name1 Surname1
sed: -e expression #1, char 6: unterminated address regex
...

uhm... why? Smilie
# 2  
Old 08-08-2011
try this...

Code:
 
sed '/"$name"/!d' lynxdump.txt

What you trying to achieve ?
This User Gave Thanks to itkamaraj For This Post:
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# 3  
Old 08-08-2011
(i want to send messages through a script)

Thank you @itkamaraj for your help Smilie, however "$name" seems not working...

Code:
sed: -e expression #1, char 5: unterminated address regex
Name1 Surname1
sed: -e expression #1, char 6: unterminated address regex
Name1 Surname1
sed: -e expression #1, char 6: unterminated address regex
...

# 4  
Old 08-08-2011
Try:
Code:
sed '/'"$name"'/!d'

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# 5  
Old 08-08-2011
Wow!!!
Thank you @yazu, '"$name"' works like a charm!
Thanks again for your help Smilie
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