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# 8  
Old 05-29-2012
That might have been nice to know many posts ago. You need to be more specific about what you have and what you want, so we don't have to play 20-questions to give you the right answer.

You can put the stuff I've given you together in a slightly different way to get what you want.
Code:
N=1

for X in ruby kate john
do
        for Y in smith brown green
        do
                grep "$X $Y" filename > file-$N.txt
                N=`expr $N+1`
        done
done

# 9  
Old 05-29-2012
Thanks again Corona688

I worked around the code you sent and I guess it is working perfectly now Smilie
my final results for now is

Code:
for X in ruby kate john
do	
	for Y in smith brow green
	do
		grep "$X.*$Y" test.txt > $X-$Y.txt
	done
done

you were right, no need for arrays Smilie

Thanks again for your time
# 10  
Old 05-29-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by A-V
Thanks again Corona688

I worked around the code you sent and I guess it is working perfectly now Smilie
my final results for now is

Code:
for X in ruby kate john
do	
	for Y in smith brow green
	do
		grep "$X.*$Y" test.txt > $X-$Y.txt
	done
done

you were right, no need for arrays Smilie

Thanks again for your time
That's what I would have suggested in the first place if you'd said you'd wanted files like ruby-smith instead of file-1 and file-2. This is why you need to be specific in the first place, so we don't need to play 20-questions.
# 11  
Old 05-30-2012
you are right and thanx for your time

I learn how I can do things as I go along so I wasnt sure what i should do either
cheers
A-V
 
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