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From: jbush@ficc.UUCP (james bush)
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Subject: Re: cgrep (context-grep)
Summary: I have a version...
Keywords: grep
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Date: 18 Jul 88 14:51:07 GMT
References: <2985@cvl.umd.edu> <4435@fluke.COM>
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In article <4435@fluke.COM>, inc@tc.fluke.COM (Gary Benson) writes:
| arensb@cvl.umd.edu (Andrew Arensburger) writes:
| 
| "	I'm thinking of writing a utility called cgrep, which works just
| "like grep, but instead of writing out just the line on which the pattern
| "was found, would write out a couple of lines surrounding the line in
| "question.
| "	Has anyone implemented this, or am I going to have to write it?
| 
| 
| Write it! ...

I have such a utility, although it has some problems:
1. It is written in AWK, and is therefore slow.
2. It may die on some applications.
3. It seems always to print at least one preceeding line. 
However, you are welcome to it if you want. I am not sure of where
it should be posted. 
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