Re: simple problem

From: Benedict Verheyen (benedict.verheyen_at_sjki.be)
Date: 11/29/04

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    Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 14:55:57 +0100
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    Paul Akkermans wrote:

    > Hi group,
    >
    > I am trying to find a specific function/procedure in the kernel 2.6.7
    > kernel source. But the problem is that there are so many files I have
    > to search through that it could take hours to find this procedure.
    > Isn't there an easier way to do this with some sort of application?
    > Can anybody help me?
    >
    > Thanks in advance,
    >
    > Paul Akkermans

    You could use grep to do this.
    For instance if you wanted to search for printf, sprintf and the likes
    in the kernel source dir:
    grep "printf" -R /usr/src/linux where -R means to recursivly go through
    the subdirectories.

    Regards,
    Benedict

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