Re: [FWP] Grepping only text files

[merlyn@stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz)]

>>>>> "Bernie" == Bernie Cosell <bernie@rev.net> writes:

Bernie> This is pretty crude with only one redeeming feature [aside from its
Bernie> utility!]: the test has to be "not -B" -- "-T" won't do because it
Bernie> depends on the [fairly likely?] fact that the numerous and largely
Bernie> unparseable command-line options for grep will not collide with the
Bernie> names of binary files in the current directory (and at least as a
Bernie> practical-perl matter, it works for me).

I did this for a UnixReview column a long time back.

Go there.  http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/UnixReview/

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