> I am trying to write a program in c to be able to search a file > for any pattern which will be given by the user at > runtime.Basically a search tool. > Could someone suggest a good way of doing this.I've heard of lex > and yacc and also awk.Which one is better or is there any other > option.
Indeed. Some days ago there was a discussion in the ML "File name with spaces" - go through a filesystem and make something. You can use use this as input. > Or is there any way i can use something like grep through a 'c' > program. Check the manpages of opendir, readdir... and regex Good look, Robin - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
