Re: grep a range

[Paul Jarc]

Andy Wilson <awilson@healthsmart.net> wrote:
> I was wondering if there is a way to grep a range of numbers. I know using
> [3-7] would work, but what about using larger numbers. Let's say I want to
> grep a range like from 1204100052 to 1204100067 ?

It can be done, but grep operates on text, not numbers.  So you have
to think of the numbers in terms of their textual properties.
12041000\(5[2-9]\|6[0-7]\)


paul