Re: grep fgrep igrep not working

[Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com>]

johnwolow@yahoo.com wrote:

> I am using xemacs, one of the newer version  21.4.13 on windows 2000.
> 
> I got dired and cc mode working.    That tells me that I know how to
> hook in the elisp files.
> 
> HOWEVER,  I can NOT get igrep working.    
> 
> Kevin Rodger's igrep.el does not seem to work....it says something
> about compile after I do:
> M-x igrep-find

> 
> If you have any recommendations on what to use to grep?   Or if you
> could post a init.el and meantion your directory structure.


I recommend you mail a bug report directly to me, and include the
exact commands you typed and the precise error message and *igrep*
buffer contents.


> On my linux box, grep came installed as grep, not igrep.


That is the bundled grep interface; mine is an add-on.


> Also,  If you could post a sample search, for ex.,  the following
> would find some string.
> 
> M-x grep RET
> somestringsearched  RET
> *.cc

Actually, `M-x grep' reads the regex and files as part of a single
COMMAND argument:

M-x grep RET
somestring SPC *.cc RET

`C-u M-x grep' provides the same basic functionality as `M-x igrep',
a default regex and file pattern.

-- 
Kevin Rodgers