Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 23:06:50 -0800 (PST) From: Mike Meyer <mwm@phone.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: grep binary files under xterm Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901022305270.11212-100000@guru.phone.net> In-Reply-To: <368F12D7.5F793D50@mx.cei.gov.cn>
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On Sun, 3 Jan 1999, Peihan Wang wrote: > 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 ? You can't - asking for "lines" from a binary file tends to produce garbage. Try the strings command on the file, and grep'ing the output instead: strings /etc/pwd.db | grep root is canonical, but may not be what you want. <mike To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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