[Solved] How do a search a text file for a list of phrases contained in another text file? [closed]


sure – try grep

grep -F -f phrases.txt doc.txt

phrases.txt

in excess of
in order to
in order for

doc.txt

use grep -f in order to match this line
this line won't be matched

you can use grep -o to only print the matched phrase – not the entire line:

$ grep -o -F -f phrases.txt doc.txt
in order to

solved How do a search a text file for a list of phrases contained in another text file? [closed]