Use patterns from file1 to search file2 1

[cp2000]

Guess I must be reading the online documentation wrong. I can't see an examp[le of how to do this.

I need to search file2 (a mail log) using patterns in file1. Sample data for file1 is:
FD3034B73
F352D4A70

 

[johngiggs]

cp2000,

This is not an awk solution, but this should work fine (if I understand what you are trying to achieve).

#!/usr/bin/ksh

while read line
do
grep $line file2
done<file1

John

 

[vgersh99]

if you have a POSIX grep (/usr/xpg4/bin/grep under Solaris) you can:

grep -f file file2

vlad
+----------------------------+
| #include<disclaimer.h> |
+----------------------------+

 

[cp2000]

THNX guys,
That was enough to get me started thru.

NOW - JohnGriggs, if I wanted to clean this up a little, by having the patterns inside my script? I'm doing a gawk to generate file1. Also Im on a Redhat 8 Linux system

TIA

Leon