> I can't say I'm a grep whiz but I don't think it will do what I'm looking > for. For > example if I'm looking for a certain word in a long text file, the file is > loaded > in an xterm window, will grep find the word and place it in front of me > highlighted? In windows I hit "ctrl+f", I get a pop up that allows me to > enter a > word, search for the word up or down and the program places it in my view.
This is not an inbuilt feature of windows, it is implemented in the application which controls the window. For example, you won't find a search in paintbrush. What is the point of the question you asked??