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From: mpd <mpd6334@cs.rit.edu>
To: Barry Byrne <barry.byrne@wbtsystems.com>
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Subject: Re: grep.... recursive searching
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On Thu, Mar 07, 2002 at 02:21:25PM +0000, Barry Byrne wrote:
> Mike:
> 
> I think what you wish to to is use find to located certain files recursively
> and then grep these files for a specific pattern.
> 
> If so, try something like:
> 
> find /START/OF/PATH -name "FINDPATTERN" -exec grep "GREPPATTERN" {} \;

I know about this, but it's too much typing. I'm looking for
functionality more like rgrep that comes with RH. Has anyone tried
this on FreeBSD? This is the one thing I miss from using Linux.

It's written in perl, but I can't find a copy anywhere right now.
Will keep looking.

> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Barry
> 

mike
> 
> >
> > I'm more curious of a way to make it recurse through all the
> > directories, but only try to match on certain files.
> > Is this even possible with this version of grep? The fm (of
> > rtfm fame) isn't giving me any epiphanies.
> >
> > mike
> >
> 
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