Hi Google is your friend :P
http://forums.opensuse.org/archives/sf-archives/archives-programming-scripting/337622-using-grep-openoffice-files.html " The openoffice file (something.odt) is a zip file with a collection of files that make up the document inside. One of these files is a .XML file called contents.xml that contains the actual text of your document. " You can create un script to unzip the file and then "grep" the xml content Best regards Juan -- Mi nueva dirección es: - My new email address is: - Mon nouveau email est: j...@elsotanillo.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Usuario Linux Registrado: #257202 http://www.elsotanillo.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011/6/16 lee <l...@yun.yagibdah.de>: > Hi, > > when I have a collection of documents created with > openoffice/libreoffice writer and want to search through them for > strings contained in the text, how do I do that? Is there some > equivalent for grep that works on such files? > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87ips5vpjw....@yun.yagibdah.de > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/BANLkTimQQvHgggJWdd=mrhdarr9rfg1...@mail.gmail.com