Re: [tlug] matching to filter logfile

["Keith Bawden" <keith@example.com>]

On 12/16/06, Al Hoang <hoanga@example.com> wrote:
> > how can I match say "eth1" from /var/logs/messages so I can just get
> > output of the lines that contain that item
> >
> How about:
> cat /var/log/messages | grep eth1

Or

grep eth1 /var/log/messages

The end result is the same as Al's just removes the need for using cat
and a | ...

When playing with grep I also like to add --colour=auto so the above
would become:

grep --colour=auto eth1 /var/log/messages

This way you can see what grep is matching.

Regards, Keith