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# 8  
Old 05-30-2012
ls -l directory/.
this is the output of the ls -l directory/.

Code:
[localuser@localhost ~]$ ls wiz/.
a2ps.cfg.defs environment.defs ld.so.cache.defs mtools.conf rpc.defs
a2ps-site.cfg.defs ffserver.conf ld.so.conf nanorc.defs rsyslog.conf
adduser.conf fstab.defs legal.defs netscsid.conf screenrc.defs
aliases.defs gai.conf lftp.conf networks.defs securetty.defs
anacrontab.defs gnome-vfs-mime-magic.defs libao.conf nsswitch.conf sensors3.conf
bash.bashrc.defs gram.yafray.defs lintianrc.defs ntp.conf services.defs
bash_completion.defs grep-dctrl.rc.defs locale.alias.defs pam.conf shells.defs
bindresvport.blacklist.defs group-.defs localtime.defs papersize.defs smi.conf
blkid.conf group.defs login.defs.defs passwd-.defs sudoers.defs
blkid.tab.defs hddtemp.db.defs logrotate.conf passwd.defs su-to-rootrc.defs
bogofilter.cf.defs hdparm.conf lsb-base-logging.sh.defs pbuilderrc.defs sysctl.conf
brlapi.key.defs host.conf lsb-release.defs pnm2ppa.conf tidy.conf
ca-certificates.conf hostname.defs ltrace.conf popularity-contest.conf timezone.defs
casper.conf hosts.allow.defs magic.defs preload.conf ts.conf
cowpoke.conf hosts.defs magic.mime.defs profile.defs ucf.conf
crontab.defs hosts.deny.defs mailcap.defs protocols.defs uniconf.conf
crypttab.defs inputrc.defs mailcap.order.defs qemu-ifdown.defs updatedb.conf
cvs-cron.conf insserv.conf mail.rc.defs qemu-ifup wgetrc.defs
cvs-pserver.conf issue.defs manpath.config.defs rarfiles.lst.defs wodim.conf
debconf.conf issue.net.defs mime.types.defs rc.local.defs zsh_command_not_found.defs
debian_version.defs kde4rc.defs mke2fs.conf rearj.cfg.defs
deluser.conf kernel-img.conf modules.defs reportbug.conf
devscripts.conf kerneloops.conf motd request-key.conf
dput.cf.defs ksysguarddrc.defs mtab.defs resolv.conf

Last edited by Scott; 05-30-2012 at 05:11 AM.. Reason: Code tags
# 9  
Old 05-30-2012
You either have to help by a) using code tags; and b) answering with the requested information, or I'm as well to close this thread.
# 10  
Old 05-30-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott
That's not quite what I asked for Smilie

Code:
cat -v filter.txt

Oh yeah the output result should match all those listed in the filter.txt in the ls -l directory output

for example if I specifically grep a manual string from filter.txt it would display:

Code:
[localuser@localhost ~]$ ls wiz/. | grep timezone.defs
timezone.defs

Last edited by wolf@=NK; 05-30-2012 at 05:13 AM.. Reason: tags
# 11  
Old 05-30-2012
Smilie

And the output of
Code:
cat -v filter.txt

would be?
# 12  
Old 05-30-2012
Data
Code:
[localuser@localhost ~]$ cat -v filter.txt
request-key.conf^M
devscripts.conf^M
kernel-img.conf^M
nsswitch.conf^M
ca-certificates.conf^M
ntp.conf^M
updatedb.conf^M
libao.conf^M
deluser.conf^M
uniconf.conf^M
sysctl.conf^M
mtools.conf^M
preload.conf^M
netscsid.conf^M
mtab.defs^M
passwd.defs^M
sudoers.defs^M
hosts.defs^M
qemu-ifup^M
pbuilderrc.defs^M
profile.defs^M
debian_version.defs^M
networks.defs^M
bindresvport.blacklist.defs^M
lintianrc.defs^M
bash_completion.defs^M
locale.alias.defs^M
dput.cf.defs^M
inputrc.defs^M
protocols.defs^M
a2ps.cfg.defs^M

---------- Post updated at 01:16 AM ---------- Previous update was at 01:16 AM ----------

in this case would this be the cause why egrep or grep -f filter.txt is not working since there is ^M at the end of the filter.txt file?
# 13  
Old 05-30-2012
Woo-hoo an answer Smilie

Quote:
Originally Posted by wolf@=NK
in this case would this be the cause why egrep or grep -f filter.txt is not working since there is ^M at the end of the filter.txt file?
Yes! Remove them from the file and you're good to go.

If you have dos2ux, dos2unix, or whatever it's called, try that, otherwise it's easy in VI too.
# 14  
Old 05-30-2012
I don't see them in ^M (Control M) in vi when I vi filter.txt?

How to remove them? I only see them when I cat -v filter.txt
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