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Date:	Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:36:05 -0600
From:	Keith Christian <keithchristian AT yahoo DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: grep will not work with a variable?
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Kevin Markle wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to find a pattern in a file and the command works if I 
> manully put the output of the variable in it but when I use the variable 
> it fails? I have tryed with quotes "$CLIENT" and without. I don't know 
> what else to try? :-(

echo "Client variable is --> \"${CLIENT}\""  ;  grep "${CLIENT}" foo.txt

What does that tell you?

========Keith

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