ACI grep for either/or

[vv0bbLeS]

Hello all,

I am trying to use grep to return multiple lines that may match different things (i.e. either/or). For example, say I have the following output on an APIC:

Node201

Node202

Node203

I would like to have grep return lines with EITHER "201" OR "202" in the line, so for the above output, I would like to have grep return:

Node201

Node202

I have tried using the | symbol and also regex grouping like so, but with no luck:

grep "201|202"

grep "(201|202)"

I have also tried grep -e as well as extended grep, also with no luck.

Does anyone know how I would return lines from output that matches multiple criteria in an either/or fashion?

[RedNectar · Accepted solution]

Hi @vv0bbLeS ,

try using egrep (or grep -e) 

So you type

command | egrep "20[12]"

I hope this helps

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[vv0bbLeS]

Wow DUH I didn't even think about using character classes lol, that works perfectly! And i also tried it with regular grep and it also works with that. Thanks again!