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From: | Martin Pool |
Subject: | [bug-grep] Re: grep feature request: show column numbers |
Date: | Tue, 14 Dec 2004 23:37:44 +1100 |
On 14 Dec 2004, at 23:28, Stephane Chazelas wrote:
On Tue, Dec 14, 2004 at 11:06:06PM +1100, Martin Pool wrote: [...] [about a request for a --column option]I think this is a mistake; since it can be added so simply and is generally useful I would add it in your place.[...] Martin, just curious, could you please provide an example where it may be useful? I actually never felt the need for such a kind of feature but there may be obvious cases I can't think of at the moment.
Simply what I originally said: running grep from under an editor or IDE and wishing to have the cursor placed on the match. Some other greps do this, as do non-GNU compilers.
(that question may be a variation on "tell us what you need, and we'll tell you how to do without it"...).
Yes, I realize I can write my own grep. -- Martin
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