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Old 08-04-2012
grep command does not work
Hello.
I have a question as to why my grep command does not seem to be working.
Code:
grep -c '^[K]?*' ~

Code:
grep -c '^[K].*' ~

I wanted to count the number of files starting with the letter K and have some letters after that. I have such files in my home directory. However, the output is 0. So, I have no ideas why it makes the wrong output. Thanks in advance!!! Smilie
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Old 08-04-2012
Directories aren't text files and the filenames stored in directories won't usually appear to be at the start of a line. Try:
Code:
ls ~|grep -c '^K'

This User Gave Thanks to Don Cragun For This Post:
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Old 08-04-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Cragun
Directories aren't text files and the filenames stored in directories won't usually appear to be at the start of a line. Try:
Code:
ls ~|grep -c '^K'

Thanks a lot!!! Smilie
 
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