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Re: Boolean Grep?
Article: 7789 of alt.hackers From: dawagner@princeton.edu (David A. Wagner) Newsgroups: alt.hackers Subject: Re: Boolean Grep? Date: 8 May 1995 06:52:44 GMT Organization: Princeton University Lines: 27 Approved: Bruce,Bruce,Bruce,New-Bruce Message-ID: 3okf3s$nnc@cnn.Princeton.EDU NNTP-Posting-Host: phoenix.princeton.edu X-Python-1: Is your name not Bruce? That's going to cause a little confusion. X-Python-2: Mind if we call you `Bruce' to keep it clear? Originator: dawagner@phoenix.princeton.edu Status: RO
In article <3oisj9$vp1@hopi.gate.net>, Thomas Davis <tdavis@news.gate.net> wrote: > > #!/bin/csh > set value = `grep $argv[1] $argv[2]`; > if( $#value > 0 ) then > echo "True" > else > echo "False" > Ack!! That's disgusting. Didn't your parents teach you not to use csh in public? Try /bin/sh instead: grep pattern file1 file2 file3 > /dev/null && echo true Anyhow, you really should read csh.whynot someday, for kicks. :-) ObHackInProgress: Hacking the TCP/IP code for some protection against Mitnick-like host spoofing attacks by randomizing the initial sequence numbers a bit...phew, TCP is just a gawdawful big ol' mess. < said affectionately :-) > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Wagner dawagner@princeton.edu
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