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From: chench@rrdstrad.nist.gov (Frank Chen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: batch file
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Date: 5 Dec 90 20:55:35 GMT
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In article <1990Dec2.211810.2302@iesd.auc.dk> claus@iesd.auc.dk (Claus S. 
Jensen) writes:
>   I am trying to make a batch file, that looks through
> a number of textfiles for a string. I've made up something
> like this, but it doesn't work. Can anybody tell me why
> this is, and perhaps if there is another way to do it.
> 
> 
> #!/bin/tcsh
> foreach file ($1)
> echo $file
> cat $file | grep $2
> end

When you use wild card for filename, "quote" the file name.
Example:
% ls .
doc1.txt      doc2.txt      doc3.txt
% script "*"  text                 /* This will give you correct result */

Using "script * text" will be translated by shell into "script doc1.txt 
doc2.txt doc3.txt text" Then you are actually search for the
 string "doc2.txt" in the file "doc1.txt"


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