http://www.perlmonks.org?node_id=1005536


in reply to Re^4: How to print the lines immediately above and below a matching line?
in thread How to print the lines immediately above and below a matching line?

Unless I'm mistaken, the Solaris grep doesn't support -B -A or -C and there's no native grep on Windows.

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re^6: How to print the lines immediately above and below a matching line?
by Anonymous Monk on Nov 26, 2012 at 09:40 UTC

    Unless I'm mistaken, the Solaris grep doesn't support -B -A or -C and there's no native grep on Windows.

    I don't see how that is relevant, gnu grep supports it and is available for every platform, including solaris and windows

    Also, ack is egrep

      I don't see how that is relevant, gnu grep supports it and is available for every platform, including solaris and windows

      Also, ack is egrep

      This topic is Bio90's very first request for assistance at PerlMonks. Wouldn't it have been more helpful to have just directly offered grep as a better solution?

        This topic is Bio90's very first request for assistance at PerlMonks. Wouldn't it have been more helpful to have just directly offered grep as a better solution?

        Why?