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Old 02-24-2010
Dear Friend,

You can use the following method also using the egrep.
The following code will give the correct output, what you want

The file contains the following contents

XXXX yyyyy zzzz 111
XXXX yyyyy zzzz 222
XXXX yyyyy zzzz 333
XXXX yyyyy zzzz 444

Code:
egrep  "(XXXX .* 222)"  file


The output is
XXXX yyyyy zzzz 222
# 9  
Old 02-24-2010
grep
Using grep command itself we can do this one. grep "XXXX .* 222" You can give $STRING1.$STRING2 also. Like, grep "$string1 .* $string2" < file_name.
# 10  
Old 02-24-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by f_o_555
can this be made case insensitive (on both strings)? maybe with grep?

Code:
awk '/xxxx/i and /2222/'

use /regex/i for case insensitivity.

Regards,
Gaurav.

If you want with grep however use this approach

Code:
grep -i 'string1' infile | grep -i 'string2'

gives you the line containing both the strings.

Regards,
Gaurav.
Last edited by gaurav1086; 02-24-2010 at 07:46 AM.. Reason: add grep solution
 
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