On 07/15/07 15:14, BartlebyScrivener wrote:
On Jul 15, 3:00 pm, William Pursell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You might consider the -C (or -B or -A) options to grep.

Yes, I've played with these, too.  The problem in large text files
with wrapped paragraphs, each "line" can be quite long, so even -C1
gives a big block before and after.  But it's better than nothing.

If you look at that file in a binary editor, you'll probably see that those "wrapped paragraphs" are actually single "lines" that your text editor is wrapping for you.

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

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Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!


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