Hi xor, Yes I suspected it was UTF-16, I don't know much about tools that deal with UTF-16 stuff, certainly haven't come across grep like things that do. There are suggestions on sites to try using iconv to convert your data 1st.
But, as I say, I wouldn't expect grep to deal with UTF-16. Dave -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069718 Title: Simple single word grep does not work for the attached file To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grep/+bug/1069718/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs