> -----Original Message----- > From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of cygwin.20.job > Sent: 18 May 2004 08:59
> I have the problem that grep hangs after I try to search a > string in all > files of a directory. > grep fun * > > I can see that the grep process is idle as far as I > understand the first > letter in the ps right. > PID PPID PGID WINPID TTY UID STIME COMMAND > I 3144 3652 3144 3052 con 13724 09:52:02 /usr/bin/grep > > What is going wrong here? WFM. Does it depend what directory you're in? Is there something unusual in that directory, like a symlink to a device or other non-regular file type? cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/