Find animal-060, animal-061, animal-062 …, animal-069 in .txt using linux terminal
I want to find the string animal-0** in a .txt document using the linux terminal. ** are the numbers from 60 to 69. I guess I have to use grep and regex with the command: grep -E 'animal-0[60-69]' animallist.txt
Would this be the correct command, or would it also find ima6 for example, because ima60 is part of the numbers and letters in the ''.
Sorry for grammar mistakes, English is not my native language.
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I want to find the string animal-0** in a .txt document using the linux terminal. ** are the numbers from 60 to 69. I guess I have to use grep and regex with the command: grep -E 'animal-0[60-69]' animallist.txt
Would this be the correct command, or would it also find ima6 for example, because ima60 is part of the numbers and letters in the ''.
Sorry for grammar mistakes, English is not my native language.
regex linux terminal grep
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Thanks for editing, can I only do this by marking my text and use the {} button or also by writing my text in brackets? {test} meta.stackexchange.com/questions/22186/… I cant find the editor on the picture in the link, where is it? ^^
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I want to find the string animal-0** in a .txt document using the linux terminal. ** are the numbers from 60 to 69. I guess I have to use grep and regex with the command: grep -E 'animal-0[60-69]' animallist.txt
Would this be the correct command, or would it also find ima6 for example, because ima60 is part of the numbers and letters in the ''.
Sorry for grammar mistakes, English is not my native language.
regex linux terminal grep
edited Nov 15 '18 at 0:50
tink
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asked Nov 15 '18 at 0:33
Joe ThJoe Th
102
I want to find the string animal-0** in a .txt document using the linux terminal. ** are the numbers from 60 to 69. I guess I have to use grep and regex with the command: grep -E 'animal-0[60-69]' animallist.txt
Would this be the correct command, or would it also find ima6 for example, because ima60 is part of the numbers and letters in the ''.
Sorry for grammar mistakes, English is not my native language.
regex linux terminal grep
regex linux terminal grep
edited Nov 15 '18 at 0:50
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asked Nov 15 '18 at 0:33
Joe ThJoe Th
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edited Nov 15 '18 at 0:50
tink
6,69332634
asked Nov 15 '18 at 0:33
Joe ThJoe Th
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edited Nov 15 '18 at 0:50
tink
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edited Nov 15 '18 at 0:50
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edited Nov 15 '18 at 0:50
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asked Nov 15 '18 at 0:33
Joe ThJoe Th
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asked Nov 15 '18 at 0:33
Joe ThJoe Th
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asked Nov 15 '18 at 0:33
Joe ThJoe Th
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Thanks for editing, can I only do this by marking my text and use the {} button or also by writing my text in brackets? {test} meta.stackexchange.com/questions/22186/… I cant find the editor on the picture in the link, where is it? ^^
– Joe Th
Nov 15 '18 at 1:09
stackoverflow.com/editing-help - does that help?
– tink
Nov 15 '18 at 1:22
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Thanks for editing, can I only do this by marking my text and use the {} button or also by writing my text in brackets? {test} meta.stackexchange.com/questions/22186/… I cant find the editor on the picture in the link, where is it? ^^
– Joe Th
Nov 15 '18 at 1:09
stackoverflow.com/editing-help - does that help?
– tink
Nov 15 '18 at 1:22
Thanks for editing, can I only do this by marking my text and use the {} button or also by writing my text in brackets? {test} meta.stackexchange.com/questions/22186/… I cant find the editor on the picture in the link, where is it? ^^
– Joe Th
Nov 15 '18 at 1:09
Thanks for editing, can I only do this by marking my text and use the {} button or also by writing my text in brackets? {test} meta.stackexchange.com/questions/22186/… I cant find the editor on the picture in the link, where is it? ^^
– Joe Th
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You're pretty close! Remember that a regex character classes (sets or ranges between square brackets) look for a range of characters and will match just once unless you specify otherwise with * or + etc. In your example, [60-69] is the same as [690-6] which will match any single 6, 9, or charater in the range 0-6.
To find the numbers between 60 and 69, we must look at the numbers as a string.
Take this as an example: Instead of "60" to "69", let's assume we are looking for "Za" to "Zj". In this case we would use the pattern Z[a-j].
Using the above example on your problem, we can take "6" instead of "Z" and replace "a-j" with "0-9", giving us the pattern:
animal-06[0-9]
As a complete command, this would be:
grep -E 'animal-06[0-9]' animallist.txt
answered Nov 15 '18 at 0:49
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Yes if you will use grep -E 'animal-06[0-9]' animallist.txt it will work
answered Nov 15 '18 at 1:16
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grep -E 'animal-06[0-9]' animallist.txt
And no, it wouldn't find ima60. Your [60-69] won't do what you think, either. Find a good resource that teaches RegEx.
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You're pretty close! Remember that a regex character classes (sets or ranges between square brackets) look for a range of characters and will match just once unless you specify otherwise with * or + etc. In your example, [60-69] is the same as [690-6] which will match any single 6, 9, or charater in the range 0-6.
To find the numbers between 60 and 69, we must look at the numbers as a string.
Take this as an example: Instead of "60" to "69", let's assume we are looking for "Za" to "Zj". In this case we would use the pattern Z[a-j].
Using the above example on your problem, we can take "6" instead of "Z" and replace "a-j" with "0-9", giving us the pattern:
animal-06[0-9]
As a complete command, this would be:
grep -E 'animal-06[0-9]' animallist.txt
answered Nov 15 '18 at 0:49
Kind StrangerKind Stranger
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You're pretty close! Remember that a regex character classes (sets or ranges between square brackets) look for a range of characters and will match just once unless you specify otherwise with * or + etc. In your example, [60-69] is the same as [690-6] which will match any single 6, 9, or charater in the range 0-6.
To find the numbers between 60 and 69, we must look at the numbers as a string.
Take this as an example: Instead of "60" to "69", let's assume we are looking for "Za" to "Zj". In this case we would use the pattern Z[a-j].
Using the above example on your problem, we can take "6" instead of "Z" and replace "a-j" with "0-9", giving us the pattern:
animal-06[0-9]
As a complete command, this would be:
grep -E 'animal-06[0-9]' animallist.txt
answered Nov 15 '18 at 0:49
Kind StrangerKind Stranger
1,054718
add a comment |
You're pretty close! Remember that a regex character classes (sets or ranges between square brackets) look for a range of characters and will match just once unless you specify otherwise with * or + etc. In your example, [60-69] is the same as [690-6] which will match any single 6, 9, or charater in the range 0-6.
To find the numbers between 60 and 69, we must look at the numbers as a string.
Take this as an example: Instead of "60" to "69", let's assume we are looking for "Za" to "Zj". In this case we would use the pattern Z[a-j].
Using the above example on your problem, we can take "6" instead of "Z" and replace "a-j" with "0-9", giving us the pattern:
animal-06[0-9]
As a complete command, this would be:
grep -E 'animal-06[0-9]' animallist.txt
answered Nov 15 '18 at 0:49
Kind StrangerKind Stranger
1,054718
You're pretty close! Remember that a regex character classes (sets or ranges between square brackets) look for a range of characters and will match just once unless you specify otherwise with * or + etc. In your example, [60-69] is the same as [690-6] which will match any single 6, 9, or charater in the range 0-6.
To find the numbers between 60 and 69, we must look at the numbers as a string.
Take this as an example: Instead of "60" to "69", let's assume we are looking for "Za" to "Zj". In this case we would use the pattern Z[a-j].
Using the above example on your problem, we can take "6" instead of "Z" and replace "a-j" with "0-9", giving us the pattern:
animal-06[0-9]
As a complete command, this would be:
grep -E 'animal-06[0-9]' animallist.txt
answered Nov 15 '18 at 0:49
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answered Nov 15 '18 at 0:49
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answered Nov 15 '18 at 0:49
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Yes if you will use grep -E 'animal-06[0-9]' animallist.txt it will work
answered Nov 15 '18 at 1:16
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Yes if you will use grep -E 'animal-06[0-9]' animallist.txt it will work
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Yes if you will use grep -E 'animal-06[0-9]' animallist.txt it will work
answered Nov 15 '18 at 1:16
Salvatore CaramazzaSalvatore Caramazza
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Yes if you will use grep -E 'animal-06[0-9]' animallist.txt it will work
answered Nov 15 '18 at 1:16
Salvatore CaramazzaSalvatore Caramazza
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answered Nov 15 '18 at 1:16
Salvatore CaramazzaSalvatore Caramazza
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grep -E 'animal-06[0-9]' animallist.txt
And no, it wouldn't find ima60. Your [60-69] won't do what you think, either. Find a good resource that teaches RegEx.
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grep -E 'animal-06[0-9]' animallist.txt
And no, it wouldn't find ima60. Your [60-69] won't do what you think, either. Find a good resource that teaches RegEx.
answered Nov 15 '18 at 0:49
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grep -E 'animal-06[0-9]' animallist.txt
And no, it wouldn't find ima60. Your [60-69] won't do what you think, either. Find a good resource that teaches RegEx.
answered Nov 15 '18 at 0:49
tinktink
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grep -E 'animal-06[0-9]' animallist.txt
And no, it wouldn't find ima60. Your [60-69] won't do what you think, either. Find a good resource that teaches RegEx.
answered Nov 15 '18 at 0:49
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Thanks for editing, can I only do this by marking my text and use the {} button or also by writing my text in brackets? {test} meta.stackexchange.com/questions/22186/… I cant find the editor on the picture in the link, where is it? ^^
– Joe Th
Nov 15 '18 at 1:09
stackoverflow.com/editing-help - does that help?
– tink
Nov 15 '18 at 1:22