Re:

> I need to search for a particular string through certain files in a group
> and also need to find out the number of times the string occurs. I mean.. if
> I am looking for "WHAT" in [log in to unmask], I need to get a output like :
>
> Source1 - 2 occurences found
> Source2 - 10 Occurences found
> Source4 - 3 Occurences found.

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Our MAGNET tool can do this...and preserve file dates, too.  The following
example searches all files whose name starts with "GETE", for the
word "what", case insensitive.

   :magnet -fgete@ what -count -i

   MAGNET [2.25] - LPS Toolbox [A.07b]      (c) 1995 Lund Performance Solutions

   This product is licensed to: Allegro Consultants, Inc.

   GETENV2.SOURCE.SIELER        (  3 found)
   GETENV3.SOURCE.SIELER        (  1 found)

   Scanned 3 files in 0.319 seconds
   End Run

Info at www.lund.com.

Note: -count is new in version 2.25;
      -i is new in 2.25 (use -c for older versions of MAGNET)
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Stan Sieler                                           [log in to unmask]
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