On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 4:07 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]> wrote:
> type textfile.txt | find /c "OK"
In the Unix world, we have something called "useless use of cat". I
guess in the NT world, we have "useless use of TYPE". :-)
FIND can accept a filename as an argument. There's no need to
invoke TYPE and pipe the output.
FIND /C "OK" textfile.txt
If something can only read standard input, you're better off using
input redirection, e.g.:
FIND /C "OK" < textfile.txt
Or, if you prefer your input file first on the command line:
< textfile.txt FIND /V /C "OK"
Invoking TYPE and piping means a buffer or temporary file is
allocated, the input file is spooled into that, and then the buffer is
fed into the next program. In a small file it doesn't really matter,
but on a big file it's rather inefficient. Giving a file argument, or
re-assigning standard input, means the file is just read. :)
-- Ben
~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
---
To manage subscriptions click here:
http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/
or send an email to [email protected]
with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
