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Chapter 1 HP Search Quick Reference
HP Search Quick Reference
HP Search Quick Reference Page
Command Syntax. RUN HPSEARCH.PUB.SYS
[;INFO="[files] [FOR patterns] [WITH options]"]
If you do not specify files or patterns, HP Search prompts for them.
File Names. Specify file names with the same characters as the MPE LISTF
command:
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| @ | Any alphanumeric characters. |
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| ? | Any single alphanumeric character. |
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| # | Any single digit. |
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You can specify an indirect file containing the names of the files to
search: ^filename
Patterns. You can specify up to 16 patterns. Patterns match themselves,
except for the following characters:
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| [ ] | Brackets enclose a set of characters; matches any one in the |
| | set. |
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| - | Used in a range, as [a-z]; must be in brackets. |
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| ( ) | Parentheses enclose a group. |
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| | | Used to choose between two patterns, as (A|B); matches |
| | either pattern. Must be in parentheses. |
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| + | Matches one or more of the previous pattern. |
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| * | Matches zero or more of the previous pattern. |
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| \ | Matches the following character literally. |
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| @ | Matches any number of characters. |
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| ? | Matches any one character. |
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| # | Matches any one digit. |
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| %x or %X | Matches an exclamation point (!). |
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| %s or %S | Matches a single quote ('). |
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| %d or %D | Matches a double quote ("). |
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| %nn | Matches ASCII character with octal value nn. (For example, |
| | %7 is bell.) |
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You can use an indirect file to specify the patterns to search:
^filename
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Options.
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| LIST filename [REPLACE] | Writes output to filename. If REPLACE, overwrites |
| | an existing file without prompting. Default |
| | temporary file name is SRCHLIST. |
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| SEARCHLOG filename [REPLACE] | Writes list of all files searched to filename. If |
| | REPLACE, overwrites an existing file without |
| | prompting. Default temporary file name is |
| | SRCHLLOG. |
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| MATCHLOG filename [REPLACE] | Writes list of files with matches to filename. If |
| | REPLACE, overwrites an existing file without |
| | prompting. Default temporary file name is |
| | SRCHMTCH. |
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| PATTERNLOG filename [REPLACE] | Writes all patterns used to filename. If REPLACE, |
| | overwrites an existing file without prompting. |
| | Default temporary file name is SRCHPAT. |
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| USECASE | Search is case sensitive. |
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| IGNORECASE | Search is not case sensitive. (Default) |
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| QUIET | Output is not written to $STDLIST. |
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| NOQUIET | Output is written to $STDLIST. (Default) |
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| COUNT | Displays only the number of matching lines. |
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| NOCOUNT | Displays every line that matches. (Default) |
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| NUM | Displays line numbers. (Default) |
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| UNN | Line numbers are not displayed. |
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| DOTS | Displays a dot for each file searched. |
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| NODOTS | Dots are not displayed. (Default) |
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| INDEX | Streams a job to update the indexing file, only if |
| | the file has never been indexed before or has |
| | changed. |
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| NOINDEX | Indexing file is not updated. (Default) |
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Online Help. To get online help, type HELP at any HP Search prompt. Or
at the MPE prompt, type: HPSEARCH HELP