* Scott Wiersdorf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-12-14 13:01]: > perl -n0777 > exit !(/pattern/) > > Necessary Improvements: > > - concisely get the pattern from the command-line (e.g., pattern as > $ARGV[0] and the file as $ARGV[1]) such that the syntax is more like > grep (e.g., grep 'pattern' filename => perl -args 'pattern' filename)? > > Extra Credit: > > - is there a short way to do it without slurping the whole file?
perl -ne"exit(/$SHELLVAR/||next)" file -- Regards, Aristotle
