Errata
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The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Corrected".
The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.
Color Key: Serious Technical Mistake Minor Technical Mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question
| Version | Location | Description | Submitted By | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printed | Page 25 command example before last paragraph |
grep Smith | grep -v hi.txt should be: grep Smith editinginfo | grep -v hi.txt explanation: If the first grep is used without a filename arguemnt, it would use standard input, waiting for you in a new line to insert text that will be processed after pressing Ctrl-D. However this statement is supposed to be a single pipe equivalent of the previous double pipe example: cat editinginfo | grep Smith | grep -v hi.txt Note from the Author or Editor: |
berny68 | |
| Printed | Page 30 Top of page, 1st example |
The example grep -color[=auto] regexp filename should be grep --color[=auto] regexp filename There should be two dashes before color Note from the Author or Editor: |
Kevin Eisinger |
