Re: [dev] show line number *and* column number in a search

From: Nikolay Korotkiy <sikmir_AT_disroot.org>
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2022 13:16:53 +0300

mb_AT_datameer.com kirjoitti 20.6.2022 klo 10.00:
> "Greg Reagle" <list_AT_speedpost.net> wrote:
>> ls | awk '/er.*/ {match($0, /er.*/); print $0; print NR":"RSTART"-"RSTART+RLENGTH}'
>> debfoster-a-notes.txt
>> 3:8-22
>> vdirsyncer
>> 21:9-11
>>
>> So there is a match on line 3 columns 8-22 and line 21 columns 9-11. Exactly what I want. I am curious though, is there a "better" way? A version of grep that has a column number option? Are just a simpler way of achieving this goal?
>
> I'm using ag[0]. Does that fit your needs?
>
> [0] https://geoff.greer.fm/ag/
>
> --mb
>
>

Really awesome tool, thanks for pointing!
Received on Mon Jun 20 2022 - 12:16:53 CEST

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