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RE: grep command doc - point out that you can chain now


From: Nick Roberts
Subject: RE: grep command doc - point out that you can chain now
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 21:05:32 +1200

 >     It's a bit awkward to explain in the manual....Why not
 >     just extend the existing entry in NEWS?:
 > 
 > Piping grep commands is particularly useful;

I'm not questioning its usefulness, just saying that I think its description
is more appropriate to a Unix manual.  

 >                                            the others you mention are not.

Actually remote debugging in Emacs would be rather useful to those that do it.

 > The fact that you can chain multiple greps and use the result in buffer
 > *grep* is an extension of grep functionality, in effect. I think it would be
 > useful to mention that one use pattern in the Emacs manual, where grep is
 > discussed.

Yes, as you've already said.


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Nick                                           http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob




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