Many of my Gnu utilities can handle NTFS alternate data streams with no fuss. GREP.EXE cannot.
v:\> g:\gnu\wc -l timecheck.btm:servers.txt 19 timecheck.btm:servers.txt v:\> g:\gnu\head -n 2 timecheck.btm:servers.txt time-a-g.nist.gov 129.6.15.28 NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland time-b-g.nist.gov 129.6.15.29 NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland v:\> g:\gnu\tail -n 2 timecheck.btm:servers.txt #tick.usnogps.navy.mil 204.34.198.40 Colorado Springs, Colorado #tock.usnogps.navy.mil 204.34.198.41 Colorado Springs, Colorado v:\> g:\gnu\grep Colorado timecheck.btm:servers.txt g:\gnu\grep: timecheck.btm:servers.txt: No such file or directory v:\> g:\gnu\grep --version GNU grep 2.5.4 Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
