Thanks that works Todd Zullinger wrote: > Michael Yep wrote: > >> That did not seem to work. Is this correct ? > >> > >> [root@localhost ~]# lastb -ai |fgrep "Jul 18" |awk '{print $10 > >> }'|sort|uniq|xargs grep -i {} /root/BLACKLIST > >> grep: 222.234.108.77: No such file or directory > >> grep: 83.15.73.34: No such file or directory > > The -i is misplaced in this example. You'd want to use it after xargs > instead of after grep for it to do what you want. (Though you might > also want to use -i with grep to have it search case-insensitively.) > > The xargs manpage states that the -i option is deprecated and you > should use -I{} instead. The {} is a string, you can use what you > wish as the string to the -I option, so a more readable example might > be: > > ... | xargs -Iip grep ip blacklist > > > -- > Michael Yep > Development / Technical Operations > RemoteLink, Inc. > 26W161 Plank Rd > Naperville, IL 60563-3422 > Website: www.remotelink.com > Direct: 800-362-9446 x164 > Fax: 630-983-0364 > GPG Key 0x126439D9 > > Your Link to Effective Business Communications! > Specializing in telecommunications and Internet technology. If it > helps connect you with your customers, remote employees and colleagues > we do it. We put you in control of today’s technology. From > Teleconferencing, WebConferencing, Auto Attendant and Broadcast > messaging to Custom data collection, ecommerce, CTI and IVR services. >