Re: Freddy File Finder: Finding Disk Files By Content

In article <2ubvft$l60_at_zebedee.ingres.co.uk> jonm_at_nessie.be.ingres.com (Jon Machtynger) writes:
] Arthur Collins (acollins_at_netcom.com) wrote:
] : NEWS RELEASE
] : FRUSTRATED? CAN'T FIND A FILE IN A HURRY?
] : CALL FREDDY FILE FINDER!
] : FREDDY FILE FINDER finds those "lost" files with a single command.
] : The program is user friendly, and input is simple yet effective.
]
] $ ln -s FreddyFileFinder /bin/grep

    Sorry, Jon, this is a FAR MORE COMPLEX tool than that! It searches WHOLE DIRECTORIES and TREES!

        $ alias FreddyFileFinder `find . -type f -exec fgrep \!:* {} \;`

(Note: no mention of regular expressions, or even case independence, in the original note.)

    On Windows, the File Manager probably does the same thing; on Mac, you've got the Finder. The original poster didn't even mention whether I could get it for AOS/VS or Tandem, where it would actually be useful.

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• Bill K.

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