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UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Unix Tip #4598- October 13, 2025
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Unix Tip #4598- October 13, 2025
GREP TEXT NOT BINARY
In some directories such as /etc you have a mix of file types.
You may want to grep out a string from one of the files but
don't want to worry about the binaries, data, etc. To accomplish
this, searching only text files do this:
grep `file * | egrep 'script|text' | awk -F: '{print $1}'`
This tip generously supported by: Richard.place-eds@eds.com
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- GET THE HIDDEN FILES
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- FINDING A STRING
4595
- RANDOM LINES FROM A FILE
4594
- EXTRACT THAT LAST FIELD
4593
- FULL OF FILESYSTEM INODES
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