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@@ -230,21 +230,32 @@ Perform infile grep in all the configurations ck keeps track of.
Takes one argument, the *search-term*.
-To search for terms with spaces you have to put them in escaped quotes.
-To search for special symbols you have to enclose them in quotes and escape them.
+To search for terms with spaces you have to put them in quotes.
Usage:
#+BEGIN_SRC sh
# search for parenthesis
- $ ck search "\("
+ $ ck search \(
# search term with spaces
- $ ck search "\"This is a space\""
+ $ ck search "This is a space"
# both
- $ ck search "\"(add 2 4)\""
+ $ ck search "(add 2 4)"
# and a normal one
$ ck search alias
#+END_SRC
+If you want to use more advanced grep techniques or even
+a different pattern matching program you can do it like so:
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC sh
+ # with xargs
+ $ ck ls paths | xargs grep -E 'A|B'
+ # or in bash
+ $ for i in $(ck ls paths); do grep -E 'A|B' $i; done
+ # or in zsh
+ $ for i ($(ck ls paths)) grep -E 'A|B' $i
+#+END_SRC
+
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