Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 18:13:20 -0700 From: John-Mark Gurney <gurney_j@efn.org> To: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Kernel hackers Tricks & Tips Message-ID: <19980522181320.51147@hydrogen.nike.efn.org> In-Reply-To: <19980522235637.35026@follo.net>; from Eivind Eklund on Fri, May 22, 1998 at 11:56:37PM %2B0200 References: <19980522235637.35026@follo.net>
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Eivind Eklund scribbled this message on May 22: > 1. The kernel is large; it is convenient to be able to grep in it > without it taking time corresponding to it's size. To accomplish > this, you can use 'glimpse' from the ports collection > (textproc/glimpse). > To build the indexes (assuming you have your kernel in /sys): > % glimpseindex -b /sys/ > ^^ large index - no option give you a tiny index > (2-3%), -o small (7-8%), -b large (20-30%) > Afterwards, you just use > % glimpse <regexp> > to search for <regexp>. Glimpse support a somewhat limited set of > regexpen. this is an absolute must if you need to find stuff, I've been putting off installing glimpse for a LONG time, and now I regret that I waited so long... be prepared for a commit that will document (and remove) a number of kernel options.. also, if you run across any options that haven't been documented, or isn't a proper option, send it to me, and I'll document it (or remove it if it isn't used anymore, like LINUX)... :) -- John-Mark Gurney Modem Rev/FAX: +1 541 346 9237 Cu Networking P.O. Box 5693, 97405 Live in Peace, destroy Micro$oft, support free software, run FreeBSD Don't trust anyone you don't have the source for To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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