Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 14:48:55 +0800 From: Peihan Wang <peihanw@mx.cei.gov.cn> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: grep binary files under xterm Message-ID: <368F12D7.5F793D50@mx.cei.gov.cn>
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I am using CTMed 2.2.8 and X11R6 3.3.2. My window manager is lesstif-0.84. Under xterm, for example, When I do the following: /etc$ grep abcdefghijklmnop pwd.db /etc$ Because there is no string "abcdefghijklmnop" in file pwd.db, nothing happens. But if I do the following instead: /etc$ grep root pwd.db Since pwd.db must contains string "root", my xterm window becomes a mass. ASCII can not be displayed, all what I can see are strange characters. I also tried some binary files while using grep. If the file contains the searching string, xterm window becomes a mass. But this will not happen in console mode. How could I tune something to correct it ? Wang Peihan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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