Re: use grep or other command to get exactly pattern

[Konstantin Svist <fry.kun@xxxxxxxxx>]

ann kok wrote:
> how can use grep or use other command to get exactly
> pattern eg: 10.0.0.7 only?
>
> eg: grep 10.0.0.7 file. I want to get 10.0.0.7 only
> not  
>
> 10.0.0.71
> 10.0.0.72
> 10.0.0.7
>   


Use egrep instead - it allows you to use regular expressions.
Then write a regexp for your case. For instance, if you have end-of-line 
right after the IP address, you can use '10\.0\.0\.7$'