Re: grep -r problem

[Stepan Kasal]

Hello all,

>     >   find -name "*.c" | xargs grep void

On Mon, May 12, 2003 at 10:30:07AM -0400, KOYLE,RUSS (HP-Boise,ex1) wrote:
> Sure seems like it would be easier to have it look for just *.c files
> regardless of the direction (still recursing) and avoid the use of the extra
> 'find'.

this definitely is a matter of taste.  A possible answer is that tools should
be simple and the power is in combining them together.  (Strictly speaking,
the mere -r breaks the style :-)

Another possible answer is this:  in the command

        grep xxx *.c

it's not the grep code which searches for all *.c files in the current
directory.  In a UNIX-style environment, it's the shell.

It's possible to use more powerful shell, eg. zsh, which enables this,
for example
        grep xxx **/*.c

Though I don't use zsh personally, I think this solution is better then
fiddleing with grep options.  Thus I wouldn't like to see the grep code
``enhanced'' in this respect.  Just my humble opinion.

Have a nice day,
        Stepan