On Tue, 2007-03-13 at 15:42 +0000, Dan Track wrote: > Hi > > Could someone please tell me how I can grep for two or more different > words in one command instead of piping them through. > > e.g I don't want to do > > cat /tmp/file | grep -v cat | grep -v grey # grep -v "cat\|grey" /tmp/file # grep -Ev "cat|grey" /tmp/file > Many Thanks Cheers! -- Rodolfo Alcazar Responsable red y datos Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH Programa de Apoyo a la Gestión Pública Descentralizada y Lucha Contra La Pobreza - PADEP Av. Sánchez Lima 2226 La Paz, Bolivia Telf.: +591 22417628 (121) Fax: +591 22417628 (126) Web: www.padep.org.bo Email: rodolfo.alcazar@xxxxxxxxxxxx