On CygWin: $ echo -e "calvin\nhobbes">a $ echo -e "calvin chased\nblah blah\nhobbes">b $ grep -f a b calvin chased hobbes
#!sh echo -e "calvin\nhobbes" > expressions.txt echo -e "calvin chases\nhis favourite imaginary friend\nhobbes" > text.txt grep -f expressions.txt text.txt $ ./a.sh calvin chases hobbes -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/