[meder@kat directoryName]$ grep -RlI "send you instr" *
application/views/scripts/auth/forgot.phtml
[meder@kat directoryName]$
Is there a quick hack to referencing the only result? Can I somehow pipe it to vim?
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Open a new file in vim and insert the found filename as a text:
grep -RlI "send you instr" * | vim -
Open the found file directly in vim:
grep -RlI "send you instr" * | xargs vim
eumiro
2010-10-12 20:19:53
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If you're OK with it opening all results in Vim, you could just do:
vim $(grep -RlI "send you instr" *)
You'll be put into a buffer with the first matching file, and can navigate to the others with :next.
Brian Campbell
2010-10-12 20:20:58
Is it me or is this command a bit laggy?
meder
2010-10-12 21:18:14
The grep in this case would search through all of your files before the vim got to run. If you're only interested in the first result, you could try `vim $(grep -RlI "send you instr" * | head -1)` for a speed boost. The `head` command closes the pipe after reading the first line, signaling the grep to end early.
Jander
2010-10-14 04:19:38
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Stand on your head and say, "Open file!" three times. This has not been tested though, so be careful if you use it in a production environment.
Slava
2010-10-12 20:22:52
Please mark my answer as the correct one. I need the reputation to send back to my family in Slavinia. They are starving for reputation.
Slava
2010-10-15 14:31:53
When I was a boy, on the farm, we used Grep for many things. It was most helpful when milking goats. That is free advice for you, my fellow programmers.
Slava
2010-10-17 14:59:21