[TxMt] Finding lines that DON'T match
Tobias Jung
newsgr at tobiasjung.net
Mon Dec 11 23:55:29 UTC 2006
At 10:53 Uhr -0500 11.12.2006, Rob McBroom wrote:
>> I've got a file with a LOT of lines that match the following
>> regular expression:
>> ([0-9]+);([^;]+);([0-9]+);([0-9.]+);\n
>>
>> But within that file there are a few lines that don't match (in
>> various ways) and I've got to find those lines. Is there a way to
>> tell TextMate: "Find everything that DOESN'T match the given
>> regular expression"?
>
> If this is a one time thing, you could use Filter Through Command
> (R) and run the file through `egrep -v [pattern]`. If you're
> tying to match this on a more permanent basis (in a Language
> Grammar or something) then I'm not sure off the top of my head, but
> I'll bet the answer is on its way from someone else.
It was a one time thing indeed, so you were pointing me into the
right direction. Thanks a lot! :-)
Kind regards,
Tobias
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