use grep or other command to get exactly pattern

[Steve Searle]

Around 08:20pm on Friday, January 18, 2008 (UK time), ann kok scrawled:

> how can use grep or use other command to get exactly
> pattern eg: 10.0.0.7 only?
> 
> eg: grep 10.0.0.7 file. I want to get 10.0.0.7 only
> not  

grep 10.0.0.7$ file

Assuming that there is nothing else on the line after the IP address.

Steve

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A:  Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q:  Why is top-posting a bad thing?

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