new to linux/Ubuntu/shell scripting . . .

[Rachael C.]

thanks for the tip Scott!  It worked!  I then added in the sort:
grep -w -e '\(.\)\(.\).\2\1' bigTextFile.txt| sort -d -r > palindromes.txt

It sorted things in the order that I wanted, but its not getting the
palindromes.  Its getting the whole text.  The example of the
palindrome search I only found in one place.  Does anyone know of a
better way?

On 12/5/05, Scott Sweeny <ssweeny at gmail.com> wrote:
> > $ grep -w -e '\(.\)\(.\).\2\1' bigTextFile > palindromes.txt
> > and
> > $ cat palindromes.txt
> >
> > both returned: "./palindromes.sh: line #: $: command not found"
> >
>
> In examples on the web the '$' is generally used to denote a line to
> be typed at the command prompt.  Try removing the '$'s and run it.
>
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