[TriLUG] how to grep

[Scott Morris]

not sure if position == character number in the line... but:

cat $file | cut -c46-56 | grep 12345678901

might work...


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On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, Mike Norwood wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I need to ask a question of this wonderful and knowledgeable group.  I
> need to grep a certain number from a file, but only when it is a certain
> location on each line, for example I want to find 12345678901, but only if
> it is in position 46 through 56 on each line in the file, not if it is in
> any other position.  What is the simplest way to tell grep to only pull
> out these records and not other matches not in position 46 through 56.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Mike Norwood
>
> Hillsborough, NC
>
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