grep -e




hello all,

i am trying this command:


run something | grep -e [ "test"|"test2"] | cut -f1 -d " "

it is returning on the grep -e saying that it is an illegal operation/command..


i am obviously using this command wrong.

can anyone see the mistake in my syntax?

lamagra,
see if this works for you:

code:

that worked but, i have a little bit of a problem now. i have it cutting left and right for one pattern but it messes up the other pattern.

is there any way to cut for the two different patterns (using the egrep)?


i dont know if you can imbed an if statement.

thanks again for your replies,

lamagra,
please, give as much information as you think relevant to solve
the problem, such as input file and expected output.
so far, i don't know how the input file looks like.
also, doing a 'grep' for 'test' will also take 'test2'.