I want to grep a file that will only output the content of the file which meet the following conndition: File Content ============= emalon emalonv1 emalonv2 If i want "emalon" to be grepped and outputted and not "emalonv1" and "eamlonv2", what will be the syntax. King Regards Junes

Sine your file only has 3 lines, this regular expression works: grep 'emalon$' data.file The above works because it searches for emalon at the end of a line. If your grep supports the word option, -w, this works: grep -w 'emalon' data.file

More advice please I can't get the following expression to provide the correct output. LastFDrive=`cat $LASTFAILEDDRIVE_Drive | awk '{print $1}' | grep -w $DriveName` + + cat /usr/openv/netbackup/BOA_scripts/temp_files/lastfaileddrive + grep -w Dr305 + awk {print $1} LastFDrive= + + grep -w emalonvme00v1 + cat /usr/openv/netbackup/BOA_scripts/temp_files/lastfaileddrive + awk {print $2} LastFServer= If i run via CLI, it works cat $LASTFAILEDDRIVE_Drive | awk '{print $1}' | grep -w $DriveName Can someone provide some advice King Regards Junes

how come its "awk {print $2}" instead of "awk {print $1}" , is it typo error?

Its not a typo, file cat $LASTFAILEDDRIVE_Drive contains the following File Content ============= Dr306 emalon Dr309 emalonv1 Dr301 emalonv2 Any adivce please for the following question!!!!! ---------- More advice please I can't get the following expression to provide the correct output. LastFDrive=`cat $LASTFAILEDDRIVE_Drive | awk '{print $1}' | grep -w $DriveName` + + cat /usr/openv/netbackup/BOA_scripts/temp_files/lastfaileddrive + grep -w Dr305 + awk {print $1} LastFDrive= + + grep -w emalonvme00v1 + cat /usr/openv/netbackup/BOA_scripts/temp_files/lastfaileddrive + awk {print $2} LastFServer= If i run via CLI, it works cat $LASTFAILEDDRIVE_Drive | awk '{print $1}' | grep -w $DriveName King Regards Junes

by right it should work. What is the correct output?

# cat /usr/openv/netbackup/BOA_scripts/temp_files/lastfaileddrive >> - Dr306 emalon # cat /usr/openv/netbackup/BOA_scripts/temp_files/lastfaileddrive | awk '{print $1}' | grep -w Dr306 >> - Dr306 # cat /usr/openv/netbackup/BOA_scripts/temp_files/lastfaileddrive | awk '{print $2}' | grep -w emalon >> - emalon But when i run the command via the script, i do not get the output that i require. LastFDrive=`cat $LASTFAILEDDRIVE_Drive | awk '{print $1}' | grep -w $DriveName` + + cat /usr/openv/netbackup/BOA_scripts/temp_files/lastfaileddrive + grep -w Dr305 + awk {print $1} LastFDrive= + + grep -w emalonvme00v1 The following syntax is incorrect, LastFDrive=`cat $LASTFAILEDDRIVE_Drive | awk '{print $1}' | grep -w $DriveName` I need advice.!!!!! King Regards Junes