Re: grep recursive problem

[Stepan Kasal]

Hello,

On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 08:35:28AM -0400, address@hidden wrote:
> C:\Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7>grep --recursive WM_PAINT *.h
> grep: *.h: Invalid argument

this searches for *.h in current dir.  There is no such file.

> grep --recursive WM_PAINT *.h

This doesn't search subdirectories.

What you need is
        grep --recursive --include=*.h WM_PAINT

The --include option is available in GNU grep version 2.5 and newer,
so you have to upgrade.

The explanation is that grep comes from UNIX.  On UNIX, wildcards (*.h)
are expanded by the shell _before_ grep is called.
DOS ports of grep emulate this behaviour on Win.

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Yours,
        Stepan kasal