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# 1  
Old 03-15-2019
Check string end with curly braces
[UPDATE]

file.txt

Code:
apple
apples{
applepicture
apple9
apple cake{
abple
apple_and_cake
appleapple
apple
apple(

and my script
Code:
while read line; do
	if [[ "$line" == *{ ]]; then
		echo "$line"
	fi
done <file.txt
read

My purpose is to display lines that end with {
- if I want to display lines start with, I would write:
Code:
if [[ "$line" == "apple"* ]]; then

(It displays results)
- To display lines content a string, I would write:
Code:
 if [[ "$line" == *"9"* ]]; then

(It display results)
- However, to display lines end with, I wrote:
Code:
if [[ "$line" == "{"* ]]; then

(But IT DOES NOT DISPLAY RESULT)
. I supposed It would print out
Code:
           apples{
           apple cake{

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Last edited by Don Cragun; 03-15-2019 at 11:10 PM..
# 2  
Old 03-15-2019
Help me out - I don't see a difference between the two scripts, nor in their output - it's identical. So - please show the entire picture. Any output redirection upfront?
# 3  
Old 03-15-2019
Please show us the output from the command:
Code:
od -bc file.txt

My guess would be that the file has DOS style line terminators and there is an invisible <carriage-return> character following the <open-brace> character before the <newline> character that is keeping the line read from the file from matching.
# 4  
Old 03-15-2019
I update my questions. Hope you understand what I want.
# 5  
Old 03-15-2019
Please show us the output from the command I asked you to run in post #3 in this thread. Without the information that output will provide, we can't explain what is causing the problem you are describing.
# 6  
Old 03-15-2019
Quote:
Originally Posted by cmdcmd
[UPDATE]

file.txt

Code:
apple
apples{
applepicture
apple9
apple cake{
abple
apple_and_cake
appleapple
apple
apple(

and my script
Code:
while read line; do
	if [[ "$line" == *{ ]]; then
		echo "$line"
	fi
done <file.txt
read

My purpose is to display lines that end with {
- if I want to display lines start with, I would write:
Code:
if [[ "$line" == "apple"* ]]; then

(It displays results)
- To display lines content a string, I would write:
Code:
 if [[ "$line" == *"9"* ]]; then

(It display results)
- However, to display lines end with, I wrote:
Code:
if [[ "$line" == "{"* ]]; then

(But IT DOES NOT DISPLAY RESULT)
. I supposed It would print out
Code:
           apples{
           apple cake{

Moderator's Comments:
Mod Comment Please use CODE tags when displaying ALL sample input, sample output, and code segments.

Please DO NOT go back and edit posts after other unix.com members have commented on your posts. It makes it impossible to figure out what the responses meant when the text they were responding to is no longer present! Instead, add a new post with your new comments and corrections.
Note that [[ "$line" == "{"* ]] will match lines starting with {; not lines ending with { unless the only character on the line is {.
This User Gave Thanks to Don Cragun For This Post:
cmdcmd
# 7  
Old 03-16-2019
Sorry for my inconvenience post that make you not understanding. I will be careful to read the guideline before post a good quality question in the next posts.

However, I solved it.

The problem is CF LF on each line on notepad++. That is the reason why I cannot find line at end with {

Thank you Don Cragun and RudiC to moderate and reply me.
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