> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID)
> Sent: 19 November 2004 18:53
> >> This should work whether or not one is on a text mount or for
> >> the file has DOS or Unix line endings:
> >>
> >> cat files.txt | grep -E '\.h^M?$'
> >
> > Always test before posting. Even a one liner. That doesn't work,
> > or at least NFM:
> I tested by cat-ing a batch file and it worked for me. I did
> not put the
> two character "^" and "M" in. In bash I put a control-M by hitting
> control-V and then <enter>. The console showed the two
> character ^M and I
> just copied the console screen to the email.
Wow, that's interesting, and very very useful. I'd never heard of lnext
until now! Of course if you press ctrl+M, it sends the line; same if you
press ALT+013.
> I used the word "should" because I did not test in all
> combinations of text
> and binary mounts and line endings. I'm sorry if that choice
> of word was too ambiguous or subtle.
No, that word had nothing to do with my misunderstanding. It was entirely
because of this bit:
> I did not think that grep understood ^M -- I assumed that the
> readers in
> this list would understand it. Personally I've never seen
> the two character
> ^M used for inputting a \r.
^ notation is the standard used by stty for describing control chars. I'm
not sure what other apps may or may not speak it, but that's why I thought
that was what you were attempting.
> It has, in my experience, always
> been used to
> indicate a \r in output or when viewing a file in a hex
> editor so I thought
> that it would be understood. I apologize for not being explicit.
Apologies aren't necessary, but explanations are wonderful things!
cheers,
DaveK
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