==== Grep commands to do various things... ==== * ''%% grep -v '^\s*$\|^\s*\#' %%'' Removes comments and blank lines * ''%% grep '^r......ing$' /usr/share/dict/words %%'' Get all of the 10 letter words starting with an r and ending in ing. * The caret(^) marks the beginning of a line, the dollar ($) marks the end. # Get all the seven letter words that start with a vowel, have a vowel in the fifth position and an r in the seventh position. grep -E '^[aeiou]...[aeiou].r$' /usr/share/dict/words amateur angrier artsier atelier earlier emptier itchier opaquer outdoor outwear unclear uniquer untruer # And this is 'Words that start with two vowels, then two of anything, another vowel, and end in an r'. grep -E '^[aeiou]{2}..[aeiou]r$' /usr/share/dict/words airier author earner easier eerier either oilier ouster And, a little [[more grep]] stuff.