Re: Freddy File Finder: Finding Disk Files By Content
In article <2ubvft$l60@zebedee.ingres.co.uk> jonm@nessie.be.ingres.com (Jon Machtynger) writes:
] Arthur Collins (acollins@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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