Hello, in the output below the grep option "-l" is used both with and with the option "-v".
In the first example the "grep -l" locates the files that contain the string "QETH_OPTIONS", note these 3 files end 0600,0700,0800. In the 2nd example the "grep -vl" locates _ALL_ files because the previously matching string in not in the first line of any of the files. Note that it again lists files ending 0600,0700,0800 even though we know from example 1 that these files _DO_ contain the match string. I know that "-l" is suppose to stop on the first match, but when combined with "-v" should it not search all lines for a possible match? ihlscoh1:/etc/sysconfig/hardware # grep -l QETH_OPTIONS * hwcfg-qeth-bus-ccw-0.0.0600 hwcfg-qeth-bus-ccw-0.0.0700 hwcfg-qeth-bus-ccw-0.0.0800 ihlscoh1:/etc/sysconfig/hardware # grep -vl QETH_OPTIONS * config hwcfg-dasd-bus-ccw-0.0.1000 hwcfg-dasd-bus-ccw-0.0.1001 hwcfg-dasd-bus-ccw-0.0.1002 hwcfg-dasd-bus-ccw-0.0.1100 hwcfg-dasd-bus-ccw-0.0.1101 hwcfg-qeth-bus-ccw-0.0.0600 hwcfg-qeth-bus-ccw-0.0.0700 hwcfg-qeth-bus-ccw-0.0.0800 hwcfg-qeth-bus-ccw-0.0.8000 hwcfg-qeth-bus-ccw-0.0.8100 hwcfg-qeth-bus-ccw-0.0.8200 hwcfg-qeth-bus-ccw-0.0.8300 ihlscoh1:/etc/sysconfig/hardware # Mit freundlichen Grüßen/Regards Mark Perry Mark Perry Consultant - engaged by L.A. International Project SAP on System z Customer Oriented Validation Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] BB-Lab Tel: (+49)-7031-16-1785 IBM Deutschland Entwicklung GmbH Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: Martin Jetter Geschäftsführung: Erich Baier Sitz der Gesellschaft: Böblingen Registergericht: Amtsgericht Stuttgart, HRB 243294
