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Old 09-14-2011
print multiple lines from text file based on pattern list
I have a text file with a list of items/patterns:

ConsensusfromCGX_alldays_trimmedcollapsedfilteredreadscontiglist(229095contigs)contig12238
ConsensusfromCGX_alldays_trimmedcollapsedfilteredreadscontiglist(229095contigs)contig34624
ConsensusfromCGX_alldays_trimmedcollapsedfilteredreadscontiglist(229095contigs)contig56875
ConsensusfromCGX_alldays_trimmedcollapsedfilteredreadscontiglist(229095contigs)contig70306
ConsensusfromCGX_alldays_trimmedcollapsedfilteredreadscontiglist(229095contigs)contig71435
...

I would like to print those lines which match from a tab-delimited file containing many many more lines:

...
ConsensusfromCGX_alldays_trimmedcollapsedfilteredreadscontiglist(229095contigs)contig60558 1086
ConsensusfromCGX_alldays_trimmedcollapsedfilteredreadscontiglist(229095contigs)contig60559 641 95 14.038 ConsensusfromCGX_alldays_trimmedcollapsedfilteredreadscontiglist(229095contigs)contig60559 731
ConsensusfromCGX_alldays_trimmedcollapsedfilteredreadscontiglist(229095contigs)contig60560 620 1406 245.247 ConsensusfromCGX_alldays_trimmedcollapsedfilteredreadscontiglist(229095contigs)contig60560 625
ConsensusfromCGX_alldays_trimmedcollapsedfilteredreadscontiglist(229095contigs)contig60561 609 208 36.771
...

Can grep process a pattern file? It seems as if it should, however, I have not had success. sed, awk? Please help. Thanks.
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Old 09-14-2011
What's your system?

Code:
grep -F -f patternfile < logfile

 
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