> To reduce the "default" grep option list, you can also - 3. solution - > escape every string to a basic regex. This solution cannot be used in every case because we usually use variables: ex: grep -ve "$ISP_LOGIN" $PPP_DIR/pap-secrets We don't know whether $ISP_LOGIN contains a special character.
Additional question: is it possible to use "\t" with grep? It doesn't seems to work... _____ Tux
