Hi Alex, > > $ grep -m1 ^ `find -type f | sort -f | uniq -Di` > > I'm a big fan of pipes and xargs(1). I only use `` or $() when I > _really_ need to. I'd use: > > $ find -type f | sort -f | uniq -Di | xargs grep -m1 ^
I too use xargs(1). But beware its defaults. Unless I know the nature of its input, I default to find -type f | sort -f | uniq -Di | xargs -rd\\n grep -m1 ^ -- Cheers, Ralph.