this might work:
grep -v '^\;' originalfile newfile
-g
On 17/01/07, Joshua Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have a config file that uses ; as a comment character.
Unfortunately there are s many comments I can't read the
options that have been enabled.
Can I use grep or another tool
When I run:
sudo grep -v '^\;'extentions.conf new_extentions.conf
I get:
-bash: new_extentions.conf: Permission denied
Sincerely,
Joshua Lewis
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Jan 17, 2007, at 3:15 PM, Greg Albrecht wrote:
this might work:
grep -v '^\;' originalfile newfile
-g
On 17/01/07,
try to 'sudo su' first, then run the grep.
-g
On 17/01/07, Joshua Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When I run:
sudo grep -v '^\;'extentions.conf new_extentions.conf
I get:
-bash: new_extentions.conf: Permission denied
Sincerely,
Joshua Lewis
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Jan 17, 2007, at 3:15
On Wednesday 17 January 2007 14:52, Joshua Lewis wrote:
When I run:
sudo grep -v '^\;'extentions.conf new_extentions.conf
I get:
-bash: new_extentions.conf: Permission denied
You're running grep via sudo, but the redirection is handled by the shell,
wish is still running as you.
Either
I have a config file that uses ; as a comment character.
Unfortunately there are s many comments I can't read the
options that have been enabled.
Can I use grep or another tool to pull all the lines in this file
that do not start with the ; and place them into another file so I
