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   Greetings All!   
      
   I am trying to use a modified bash script from a fellow sysop to import msg   
   areas into maximus bbs, I changed the particulars to my setup and left the   
   rest alone.  I get a grep error, I was hoping someone here could spot the   
   error as grep is not my strong suit.   
      
   here is the error running the script.   
      
   Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERNS [FILE]...   
   Try 'grep --help' for more information.   
      
   (yes I typed help, did not help me)   
      
   here are the two areas in the script calling grep   
      
   cat /fido/etc/areas_fidonet | grep EchoArea | grep 1:105/81 |sort> $TMPFILE   
   while read -r line   
   do   
           TAGLONG=`echo $line|awk {'print $2'}`   
           TAGSHORT=`echo $line|awk {'print $2'}|sed s/FIDO_//`   
           FILE=`echo $line|awk {'print $3'}`   
           DESC=`cat backbone.na | grep $TAGLONG | awk '{$1=""; print $0}'|sed   
   's/\r$//'`   
      
      
      
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   Regards,   
      
      
    Rick Smith (Nitro)   
      
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