Comments on: Grep in Color http://www.savvyadmin.com/grep-in-color/ For savvy admins everywhere... Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:25:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: gmendoza http://www.savvyadmin.com/grep-in-color/#comment-64 gmendoza Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:33:48 +0000 http://www.savvyadmin.com/2007/09/02/grep-in-color/#comment-64 Ahh... I like this approach. Thanks for the input! Ahh… I like this approach. Thanks for the input!

]]> By: blacky http://www.savvyadmin.com/grep-in-color/#comment-63 blacky Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:46:34 +0000 http://www.savvyadmin.com/2007/09/02/grep-in-color/#comment-63 I recommend this: alias grep='grep --colour=auto' (for bash, that is) - This way, grep autodetects if its output is going to a terminal and then turns color on. If it's inside a pipe (where the colors would wreak havoc), it doesn't. Pretty much like ls's --color=auto option. I recommend this:

alias grep=’grep –colour=auto’

(for bash, that is) - This way, grep autodetects if its output is going to a terminal and then turns color on. If it’s inside a pipe (where the colors would wreak havoc), it doesn’t. Pretty much like ls’s –color=auto option.

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