On Fri, Aug 20, 2004 at 03:59:20PM -0500, Kent West wrote: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home.local/snert> grep -o alias .bashrc > >grep: invalid option -- o > >Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]... > >Try `grep --help' for more information. > > and "man grep" doesn't seem to have an "-o" option.
What version of grep have you got, and which version of Debian are you using? ii grep 2.5.1.ds1-3 GNU grep, egrep and fgrep If you're using woody's version, then it won't have it, it seems. There's plenty of other ways of doing it, mind. -- Thomas Adam -- "Frankly, Mr. Shankly, since you ask. You are a flatulent pain in the arse." -- Morrissey. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
