K Shell Script grep.... 1

[SpongeBob1]

Hi,

I wish to open a file using a K Shell script & search & return a particular word in the file. Does anyone have any ideas how this might be done?

Thanks.

 

[mrn]

Do you mean search and return or search and replace?

Search and return

Create the following file

#!/usr/bin/ksh

echo "Enter Dir containing File"
read dir
echo "Enter filename to search"
read file
echo "Word or phrase to search for"
read word

cat $dir/$file|grep $word

To search and replace

Create the following file

call this one ask.sh

#!/usr/bin/ksh

echo "Enter Dir containing File"
read dir
echo "Enter filename to search"
read file
echo "Word or phrase to replace"
read word
echo "Replace with"
read replace

sed "s/$word/$replace/g" $dir/$file > new.txt

remember to chmod 700 them all to give yourself read write execute permissions.

Mike
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