I was able to get the right result when I created a file from scratch. I inherited this file and I think it has something to do with the format of the file. The file is UTF8.

I am trying to find a pattern at the end of a line.

I am using fedora 6, in particular gnu grep version 2.5.1.

I tried grep 'big$' filename and it returns nothing where grep '^big' filename works fine as it returns lines that start with big.

I am trying to find lines that end in big.

Help Please!

Thanks.

I have been reading through all the threads and trying a few different things. Essentially, I have a function that loops through a table and then performs some updates/inserts against other tables based on the row from the FOR LOOP.

Currently, none of these inserts/updates are visible to other users until the LOOP and function are complete (i.e. the end of the function is the commit).
However, I would like to make these insert/updates...