On Mon, May 08, 2000 at 07:34:54AM +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> tac /var/log/messages* | fgrep Connect: | head -n 1
whats wrong with:
fgrep Connect: /var/log/messages* | tail -1
you will always have to pass through the entire file once, and you
can't print the last line until you have finished. (assuming the fgrep
is fast, which it is - esp. if you give it a longer pattern (work that
out ;) )
so what do you gain by using tac ?
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