gnu.regexp.util

Class Grep


public class Grep
extends java.lang.Object

Grep is a pure-Java clone of the GNU grep utility. As such, it is much slower and not as full-featured, but it has the advantage of being available on any system with a Java virtual machine.

Version:
1.03

Author:
Wes Biggs Lee Sau Dan Ulf Dittmer

Method Summary

static int
grep(String[] argv, RESyntax syntax, PrintStream out)
Runs Grep with the specified arguments.
static void
main(String[] argv)
Invokes the grep() function below with the command line arguments and using the RESyntax.RE_SYNTAX_GREP syntax, which attempts to emulate the traditional UNIX grep syntax.

Method Details

grep

public static int grep(String[] argv,
                       RESyntax syntax,
                       PrintStream out)
Runs Grep with the specified arguments. For a list of supported options, specify "--help". This is the meat of the grep routine, but unlike main(), you can specify your own syntax and PrintStream to use for output.


main

public static void main(String[] argv)
Invokes the grep() function below with the command line arguments and using the RESyntax.RE_SYNTAX_GREP syntax, which attempts to emulate the traditional UNIX grep syntax.