I have a list of 'keywords' that I need to match against some files (email messages (.msg, xls, .doc etc.)
Is there any free s/w that will let me do this and export the results to file?
thanks
PS I have tried the free version of dtSearch, but it doesn't let me export the results to file.
grep?
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Could you clarify, plz? grep "exports" to the default display, usually a monitor. If nothing else you can pipe that to a temp file then massage as required.
Or, if all else fails, cut and paste from the screen.
Thanks, I just downloaded it. However, I can't see the option where it will let me upload a file containing the list of keywords that I want searched. It only lets me search one word/phrase at a time.
Is that correct?
thanks for the reply!
Um, perhaps a case of RTFM?
This is the place to start for all things grep
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The app's staggering sophistication is belied by its trivial user interface. If grep does not do what you want, natively, then there is an add-on somewhere which does.
Good luck on this.