Your example is EXACTLY what was happening to me! I would have expected grep to dump the output in the order of the pattern file. Guess I assumed incorrectly.
I tried the "For/do" loops people sent me, but for some reason they didn't run correctly. Most likely my fault. I did use Rick Beebe's perl script and it worked PERFECTLY!! Big heaping thanks Rick! Update will be posted very soon!!! Thanks to all that offered help! --Chris Santerre > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Thielen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 4:51 PM > To: Spamassassin-Talk > Subject: Re: [SAtalk] [RD] evil rules holdup. Stupid grep! > > > Hi Chris: > > I don't think I quite understand the problem. I'll do my > best though: if > you use a pattern file input to grep, no sorting is done. Your output > should be "sorted" exactly the same as the input is "sorted", only the > output is filtered on the patterns in the file. > eg: > > input.txt: > a > b > c > d > e > f > > patternfile.txt: > e > c > a > > $ cat input.txt | grep -f patternfile.txt > a > c > e > > Are your evilrules.cf are sorted alphabetically? > > > > Perhaps this shell script (bash) will help you: > > $ for i in `cat hitfreq.txt` ; do grep "$i" evilrules.cf ; done >> > newevilrules.cf > > HTH, > Chris > > > > Chris Santerre said: > > I'm having some difficulties I need help with. I'd like to > punch the grep > > command ;) > > > > Ok, the evilrules are done, except they are big! For just > 15 days I got > > 1300 > > domains! This is even after removing the "www" duplicates!!!! > > > > So I ran a hitfreq script and have a file that lists > _in_descending_order_ > > the heavy hitters! I have the new evilrules.cf file as > well. What I want > > to > > do is sort the evilrules.cf file by the hitfreq file. So > people can just > > take the heavy hitter evilrules if they want. > > > > Trouble is it won't simply dump the output, it always alpha sorts! > > > > I can do this: > > > > cat evilrules.cf | grep -C1 ruledecription >> newevilrules.cf > > > > And it will do it perfectly for that one rule, but I want the 1300+ > > hitfreq > > sorted file to be the grep input. 1 description per line. So......: > > > > cat evilrules.cf | grep -C1 -f hitfreq.txt >> newevilrules.cf > > > > Which only outputs it in alpha!!!!! ARGH!! Hellp > pleaze!!!! I tried the > > -i > > option to no avail. Anyone whip up a quick perl script for > me? that simply > > says : > > > > while hitfreq > > grep -C1 $onestupidline >> newsortedevilrules.cf > > get next $onestupidline > > do > > > > I've STFW and RTFM so much my head hurts. > > > > Whoever coded grep to autosort the output in alpha should > be flogged! :-) > > > > --Chris > > > > Chris Santerre > > System Admin and SA Custom Rules Emporium keeper > > http://www.merchantsoverseas.com/wwwroot/gorilla/sa_rules.htm > > "A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest > men." - Willy > > Wonka > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. > > Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it > > help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help > > YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Spamassassin-talk mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. > Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it > help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help > YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ > _______________________________________________ > Spamassassin-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
