UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers

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Code:

zeros$
zest$
zests$
zilla$
zillas$
zimbabwe$
zinc$
zine$
zines$
zing$
zings$
zion$
zip$
zippy$
zips$
zodiac$
zombie$

should i use the same ah.awk code you posted above or do i need to add anything else to ah.awk?

thanks for helping.

looks good - should work.
Please address Don's ask in post #8 before proceeding any further.

Hmm i am not a student so this isnt homework/coursework.
im learning these commands as i need to analyze some big project files.
kinda work for me.
is this ok?

Working through / analysing a huge data file with a huge pattern file will take its time no matter which tool you deploy, be it grep or awk or what have you; so, saying "doesn't work" may be premature. You should see the process working in e.g. top, piling up memory and / or processor time. Did any of the proposals given in here "work" (i.e. yield the desired / anticipated result) for smaller data sets and patterns? If yes, the logics are OK, and you have to address the performance question. Like e.g. split the patterns into smaller chunks.

ok.got it.
thanks guys.