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  • If there are 2 or more lines with /path/foo/XX, grep will pick them up too. You probably need grep -f <(awk '{print "^" $1 "[[:blank:]]"} ... Commented Oct 13, 2015 at 12:47
  • @glennjackman: Well, good point. But don't use -F also break if X contain meta characters. Commented Oct 13, 2015 at 12:51
  • seems that grep isn't a good fit for this question. Commented Oct 13, 2015 at 13:20
  • @glennjackman: Append a space to the end of 1st field can prevent X and XX case. Commented Oct 13, 2015 at 13:25
  • still doesn't anchor it to the start of the line, but that does not appear to be a problem given the sample input. Commented Oct 13, 2015 at 13:29