Yes, use grepl() rather than grep().

uwe Ligges


On 25.01.2012 12:28, Ana wrote:
Is there a way to get a TRUE/FALSE condition as result, when using grep ?

c="The file will be updated"

if grep("updated",c)==1 then I get TRUE

but

How can I deal with grep("new",c) ? it gives integer(0)


Thanks in advance.

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