Re: How do Unix grep, find, sort?
From: Al Dunbar [MS-MVP] (alan-no-drub-spam_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/26/05
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Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 09:45:09 -0700
"noleander" <noleander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi. I'm new to Windows, after programming for 20 years in Unix. I'm
willing
> to give Windows a fair shot, but I'm having a heck of a time getting
started.
> Here is a typical thing I'll need to do:
>
> *** Find all text files that are less than one month old (under a given
> folder) and within those files replace all occurances of string "xyz" with
> string "abc".
>
> I'm used to the Unix approach, piping commands like grep, find, and ex
> together.
>
> But I've been studying VBScript all day, and I swear I cannot figure out
how
> to do the above task.
>
> My question is: What is the normal scripting approach in Windows to
> accomplish the task I describe above? Pointers to sample code would be
much
> appreciated!
I am old to Windows, after programming for zero years in Unix. I have
*never* had the inclination or need to do the sort of thing you describe.
I strongly suspect that what one tends to do and tends to want to do is
subliminally influenced by what is readily done with the tools available. I
have no doubt that were I to move to a Unix environment I would have similar
problems when I found that the native toolset did not match my "needs".
That said, you might find the simplest solution would be to get windows
versions of the standard Unix tools. I know no references, so hopefully
others will provide these for you.
If your goal is to become a Windows admin scripting afficionado, using the
familiar Unix tools might actually hold you back, as it may keep you from
learning more about the native tools.
/Al
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