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From: preece%fang@xenurus.gould.com (Scott E. Preece)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: grep replacement
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Date: 6 Jun 88 05:05:22 GMT
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From: Doug Gwyn  
> The proposed tool would be very handy on ordinary text files, but it is
> hard to see a use for it on pipes.  Or, getting back to context-grep,
> what good would it do to show context from a pipe?  To do anything with
> the information (other than stare at it), you'd need to produce it
> again.
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Well, actually, I often produce output for which I have no other use
than staring at.  Sometimes one uses the system to find an answer,
rather than to create grist for some future use...

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