You can also give grep multiple patterns as options, which seems to be easier for non-unix ppl (ie dba's) to remember.
grep -e pattern1 -e pattern2 -e pattern3 -t. > -----Original Message----- > From: Blake C. Lewis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 9:39 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: grep 'or' > > > from "info regex": > Alternatives match one of a choice of regular expressions: > if you put > the character(s) representing the alternation operator between any two > regular expressions A and B, the result matches the union of the > strings that A and B match. For example, supposing that `|' is the > alternation operator, then `foo|bar|quux' would match any of `foo', > `bar' or `quux'. > > smoke wrote: > > is there a way to "or" grep? > > > > like grep a or b > > > > thanks! > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! > > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
