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| From | The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature |
| Date | 2019-06-13 19:42 +0100 |
| Organization | A little, after lunch |
| Message-ID | <qdu5ep$ic2$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <qdt7oj$1v7$1@dont-email.me> <3pGdnQH4TpE0zp_AnZ2dnUU78LOdnZ2d@brightview.co.uk> <qdtpni$3em$1@dont-email.me> |
On 13/06/2019 16:22, Dan Espen wrote: > Javier <invalid@invalid.invalid> writes: > >> T <T@invalid.invalid> wrote: >>> that I did not know existed, until a friend on the Fedora group >>> show it to me: >>> >>> You do a recurse through a directory looking for a pattern >>> >>> $ grep -r 'xclude' /etc/dnf/ >>> /etc/dnf/dnf.conf:excludepkgs=xrdp xorgxrdp >> >> Brian W. Kernighan does not agree. >> >> http://harmful.cat-v.org/cat-v/unix_prog_design.pdf >> >> Programs should have as as few options as possible. Do one thing and >> do it well. For recursing through dirs you already have find(1). > > I thought we'd already discovered that BWK was wrong. > Perhaps he can explain how having 2 grep programs, > perhaps "grep" and "grepr" (for grep recursive) is superior > to "grep -r". If he can manage that, perhaps he can read > a modern grep man page and tell us how many variations on > grep we'd need to accomplish everything modern grep does. > > We'd need thousands of grep programs to accomplish all > the permutations. Good luck with that. > Well the point is that programs with an infinite mnumvber of argument combinatins are an infinite number of programs Which is quicker - read 100 pages on 'man' or just locate the program you actually want? -- “It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.” ― Voltaire, The Age of Louis XIV
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tip: sweet grep recurse feature T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2019-06-13 03:15 -0700
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Javier <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2019-06-13 08:46 -0500
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2019-06-13 09:51 -0400
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2019-06-13 09:17 -0600
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-06-13 11:22 -0400
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2019-06-13 09:56 -0600
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2019-06-13 17:29 +0100
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-06-13 15:38 -0400
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2019-06-14 09:49 +0100
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Javier <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2019-06-14 04:39 -0500
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-06-14 12:11 +0200
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Javier <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2019-06-14 07:11 -0500
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2019-06-14 09:07 -0400
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2019-06-14 12:44 -0600
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2019-06-14 14:20 -0500
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2019-06-15 03:18 +0000
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2019-06-14 23:05 -0500
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2019-06-17 09:44 +0300
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Fenris <fenris@invalid.invalid> - 2019-06-17 10:21 +0200
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2019-06-14 12:50 -0600
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-06-15 13:37 +0200
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-06-14 08:01 -0400
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2019-06-14 12:55 -0600
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-06-14 17:54 -0400
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2019-06-14 20:20 -0600
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-06-15 13:42 +0200
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2019-06-15 11:09 -0600
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-06-17 12:37 +0200
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2019-06-17 12:51 +0200
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-06-17 12:57 +0200
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2019-06-17 14:20 +0200
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2019-06-17 08:51 -0600
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2019-06-17 19:43 +0200
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-06-17 20:38 +0200
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2019-06-17 13:07 -0600
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2019-06-17 21:56 +0200
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Georges <georges@prout.com> - 2019-06-17 22:30 +0200
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-06-17 22:19 +0200
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2019-06-17 19:43 -0600
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2019-06-18 10:26 +0200
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2019-06-18 23:58 +0000
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-06-14 08:07 -0400
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2019-06-13 19:42 +0100
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2019-06-13 14:58 -0400
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2019-06-13 14:29 -0600
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2019-06-13 16:38 -0400
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2019-06-15 03:10 +0000
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-06-15 13:46 +0200
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2019-06-15 13:16 +0100
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2019-06-15 13:16 +0000
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2019-06-15 11:12 -0600
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2019-06-15 22:26 +0100
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2019-06-15 20:09 +0000
Re: tip: sweet grep recurse feature T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2019-06-16 14:29 -0700
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