Date   : Tue, 22 Mar 1988 21:40:00
From   : w_smith%wookie.DEC@decwrl.dec.com (Willie Smith, LTN Components Eng.)
Subject: CP/M search utility?

I've been wanting a utility for CP/M to do an analogue of the
VMS SEARCH command, so that:
 
K> search files:[text]bookhave.lst forever
 
will tell me (among other things?) who wrote The Forever War,
and:
 
K> search arpa:[risks.archive]risks.* virus
 
will return file names and the entire line on which the word
'virus' appeared in the Arpanet RISKS digest.  Is there either:
 
1)     Such a utility that already exists, preferably with sources
       so I can hack in my named device:[directory] routines or;
 
2)     Any interest in such a beast should I break down and write
       one?  I've got most of the bits and pieces I'd need to write
       it, just not a lot of time....
 
Willie Smith
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