w_smith@wookie.DEC.COM (Willie Smith, LTN Components Eng.) (03/23/88)
I've been wanting a utility for CP/M to do an analogue of the VMS SEARCH command, so that: K> search files:[text]bookhave.lst forever will tell me (among other things?) who wrote The Forever War, and: K> search arpa:[risks.archive]risks.* virus will return file names and the entire line on which the word 'virus' appeared in the Arpanet RISKS digest. Is there either: 1) Such a utility that already exists, preferably with sources so I can hack in my named device:[directory] routines or; 2) Any interest in such a beast should I break down and write one? I've got most of the bits and pieces I'd need to write it, just not a lot of time.... Willie Smith w_smith@wookie.dec.com w_smith%wookie.dec.com@decwrl.dec.com {Usenet!Backbone}!decwrl!wookie.dec.com!w_smith