Hello Doru > how can I use grep to find: myFunction(any_string_or_char) in a > file? > grep "myFunction *([^)]*)" *.c
finds any occurrence of myFunction(any_string_or_char) myFunction (any_string_or_char) myFunction (any_string_or_char) etc. To find a declaration, use grep "^ *[[:alpha:]]\+ *myFunction *([^)]*) *;" *.c *.h To find a definition (without a remark on the same line) grep "^ *[[:alpha:]]\+ *myFunction *([^)]*) *{\? *$" *.c *.h But anyway, I recommend to use http://ctags.sourceforge.net for such things. Have fun! Mathias ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ GnuWin32-Users mailing list GnuWin32-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuwin32-users