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# 1  
Old 09-11-2012
Quick help on grep -w please
Hello Experts,

Here is my problem..

Code:
cat abc.txt

1,"nathan available"
2,"MW nathan available"
3,"HW nathan available"

How can i grep for "nathan available" alone.

I tried
Code:
grep -w "nathan available"

Problem is that the pattern is enclosed in Quotes " ".

I know we can do
Code:
grep "nathan available" file | grep -v MW | grep -v HW

Any better way... Please help me...
# 2  
Old 09-11-2012
Code:
grep -w '"nathan available"'

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# 3  
Old 09-11-2012
Cool Mate, thanks a ton..
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