Deb said: > re: Unix > > From the command-line, I'm currently running a find command piped to > xargs grep: > > find . -f print | xargs egrep "some string to look for" > > There is an occassional requirement that this be done and it must parse > a hierarchy of directories and files which number in the many > thousands. > > Run from the commandline takes a long, long time. I even re-niced the > command -10 as root, but it still takes hours. > > Would perl be able to optimize the search and grep better than what I > am currently doing?
It's possible, since perl is optimised somewhat for this sort of thing. Of course, it also depends on how you write your Perl. You might find a Perl solution is slower too. > Ideas, jokes and rants are appreciated... Bang "tcgrep" into google and see if that brings you any joy. -- Paul Johnson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pjcj.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
