Subj : Re: gnu utils
To   : MeaTLoTioN
From : 0zZ-U
Date : Tue Jan 11 2022 11:13:54

 Me> When trying to get some info from a text file, or command output people
 Me> tend to do something like;
 Me> 
 Me> $ cat somefile.txt | grep something | wc -l
 Me> 
 Me> This would spit out the contents of somefile.txt, pipe it into grep to
 Me> filter out just "something" and then count how many lines contain that
 Me> "something", perfectly a normal thing to do, but it's so bloated and
 Me> irks me to no end. Instead of this overly bloated command one-liner,
 Me> this can all be achieved in just a simple one command;
 Me> 
 Me> $ grep -c something somefile.txt

I think I've been guilty on doing that on the occasion. Completely 
forgetting that I can just simple feed grep the text file...but
in my defense I do not make YT or any other video tutorials LOL
But yes, I agree, any one that "teaches" this stuff should know better.

Oh and BTW , I've started eliminating the empty space right after the 
pipe character. I blame that on you ;)


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