grep exact match

UNIX Solaris
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Hi
This time I'm trying to grep for an exact match

e.g

cat.dog.horse.cow.bird.pig
horse.dog.pig
pig.cat.horse.dog
horse
dog
dog
pig.dog
pig.dog.bird

how do I grep for dog only so that a wc -l would result 2 in above case.

Thanks in advance
---------- Post updated at 06:33 AM ---------- Previous update was at 06:29 AM ----------

I have tried

grep '^dog$' <filename>

but doesnt work!

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grep '^dog$' <filename> does work on Solaris.
What OS are you on?
Try using 'egrep' instead.
Post the output of cat -vet filename using the code tags.
Do you have any leading/trailing spaces/tabs?

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SunOS alps 5.10 Generic_125100-05 sun4v sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-T200

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alps$ cat -vet 2503test
cat.dog.horse.cow.bird.pig$
horse.dog.pig$
pig.cat.horse.dog$
horse$
dog$
dog$
pig.dog$
pig.dog.bird$

---------- Post updated at 06:54 AM ---------- Previous update was at 06:49 AM ----------

I see this works hoever that was juat an example

The actual file I am trying to edit is as below. I have had to remove the actual numbers and replace with xxxx for showing here. What I am trying to do is grep for the word internet only

24 |1111111|internet
2 |1111111|open.internet
1 |1111111|internet
4 |2222222|open.internet
2 |2222222|open.internet
1 |1111111|open.internet
4 |1234567|internetctrlbar
1 |7654321|internet
84 |1234567|internet.itelcel.com
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For grep-ing try this:

grep '|internet$' myFile

For anything else, please post the desired output given your sample input.

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Perfect. Many Thanks vgersh99 for your time in this. It is much appreciated.
rob171171