Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:26:30 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Simon Jolle sjolle <urandomdev@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Grep Guru Message-ID: <484C4076.3040804@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <484C3FB7.4080208@gmail.com> References: <484C3CC4.7050107@webrz.net> <20080608201256.GA28987@ayn.mi.celestial.com> <484C3FB7.4080208@gmail.com>
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Simon Jolle sjolle wrote:
> On 06/08/2008 10:12 PM, Bill Campbell wrote:
>> On Sun, Jun 08, 2008, Jos Chrispijn wrote:
>>> I tried to make a grep script on find a string in all files on path .=
/=20
>>> and down. It does anything exept searching in files and reporting the=
m.
>>> Is there a Grep Guru who can hint me out? Thanks,
>> I expect you need something like:
>>
>> find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 grep pattern
>=20
> Or install the GNU grep (from the man)
>=20
> -R, -r, --recursive
> Read all files under each directory, recursively; this is
> equivalent to the -d recurse option.
The system supplied grep(1) /is/ gnu grep:
happy-idiot-talk:~:% grep --version=20
grep (GNU grep) 2.5.1-FreeBSD
Copyright 1988, 1992-1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO=
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOS=
E.
grep -r works just fine.
Cheers,
Matthew
--=20
Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard
Flat 3
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