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# 8  
Old 09-22-2008
Code:
/usr/xpg4/bin/grep -e my_server -e blue /opt/my_file

Do I really need to read the Solaris grep man Smilie

grep(1) – search a file for a pattern (man pages section 1: User Commands) - Sun Microsystems
# 9  
Old 09-22-2008
Code:
#  uname -rv
5.10 Generic_127111-07


#  egrep "serv|blue" file
my_server1
   blue
   blue
my_server2
  blue
  blue
  blue
my_server3
  blue

# 10  
Old 09-23-2008
thank you all for your suggestions, I wasnt familiar with egrep, but that certainly has done the trick

thanks again
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