Re: OT Grep Help

This WebDNA talk-list message is from

2008


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 69669
interpreted = N
texte = Try using the grep within a listfiles context? This will recursively traverse all the files in a given directory keyed on [IsFile]. Marc Donovan Brooke wrote: > Hello, > > ..was wondering if anyone is out there that knows a lil grep. > > I'm trying to recursively search a directory/s for a pattern.. then > list the filename, linenumber, then the line. > > I have the latter part working.. in other words, I can list > the filename, linenumber then the string, but I can't get > the recursive directories working. > > This works for one file: > > grep -Hin -e [pattern] [filename] > > How do you tweek this to do many files within a directory? > > Donovan > > > > > -- ------------------------------------------- Marc Thompson Software Engineer Office of Information Technology University of Utah 801.585.9264 marc.thompson@utah.edu ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: OT Grep Help ( Donovan Brooke 2008)
  2. Re: OT Grep Help ( Marc Thompson 2008)
  3. Re: OT Grep Help ( Donovan Brooke 2008)
  4. Re: OT Grep Help ( Marc Thompson 2008)
  5. OT Grep Help ( Donovan Brooke 2008)
Try using the grep within a listfiles context? This will recursively traverse all the files in a given directory keyed on [IsFile]. Marc Donovan Brooke wrote: > Hello, > > ..was wondering if anyone is out there that knows a lil grep. > > I'm trying to recursively search a directory/s for a pattern.. then > list the filename, linenumber, then the line. > > I have the latter part working.. in other words, I can list > the filename, linenumber then the string, but I can't get > the recursive directories working. > > This works for one file: > > grep -Hin -e [pattern] [filename] > > How do you tweek this to do many files within a directory? > > Donovan > > > > > -- ------------------------------------------- Marc Thompson Software Engineer Office of Information Technology University of Utah 801.585.9264 marc.thompson@utah.edu ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Marc Thompson

DOWNLOAD WEBDNA NOW!

Top Articles:

Talk List

The WebDNA community talk-list is the best place to get some help: several hundred extremely proficient programmers with an excellent knowledge of WebDNA and an excellent spirit will deliver all the tips and tricks you can imagine...

Related Readings:

Protect (1997) webcat 2.1 new cart fields - please explain more (1998) [BULK] [WebDNA] [BULK] WebDNA 7 Won't Install/Work [internal server error] (2010) math on date? (1997) Frames and WebCat (1997) Online reference (1997) E-mailer application times out (1998) Date Calulation (1997) Practice runs ? (1997) UPS Tools (2000) [Sum] function? (1997) PSC recommends what date format yr 2000??? (1997) Multiple Newcarts (1996) Setting up the server (1997) Great product and great job ! (1997) Plugin or CGI or both (1997) [WriteFile] problems (1997) WebCatalog for Mac 2.0.1 Released (1997) [ConvertChars] problem (1997) Which GUI HTML editors work with WC ? (1997)