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From: Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com>
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Subject: Re: GNU grep and files with nulls
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2025 18:03:40 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-04-12, John McCue <jmccue@magnetar.jmcunx.com> wrote:
> Kenny McCormack <gazelle@shell.xmission.com> wrote:
>> So, I have a file that contains a line like:
>> 
>>     foo.bar.bletch.one.two
>> 
>> where the dots represent null (\0) characters.
>> 
>> I want to be able to grep this line, using this command:
>> 
>>     grep foo.bar.bletch.one.two file
>> 
>
> Did you try using argument '--binary-files=' ?
> Detail in the GNU grep man page :)

I just remember the -a shortcut, which is the same
as --binary-files=text.  All the other --binary-files
options are about /not/ grepping through binary files,
so that useful one gets the one letter shortcut.

We can probably mnemonize it as "all": "grep
through all the darned files, including binaries".

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