Re: [cobalt-users] looking for a word in a log file ?

["Fragga" <fragga@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

the command is grep

simple example ::

you have a file called log.txt
it contains the following words within it -

this is a cat
this is a dog
and this is a chicken

from command shell ::

to display on screen
$ grep dog log.txt
this is a dog

or to output results to a file
$ grep dog log.txt > foundit.txt

type `man grep` for more info. 

fragga

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jean-Christophe SPENLE" <cobalt@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 5:13 AM
Subject: [cobalt-users] looking for a word in a log file ?


> Hi !
> 
> Can someone give the command that I should write to get only the word I'm
> looking for in a file (like search in windows) ?
> 
> Amicalement
> Jean-Christophe
> 
> _______________________________________________
> cobalt-users mailing list
> cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To Subscribe or Unsubscribe, please go to:
> http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-users
>