Zugg Software :: View topic - zMud is great, new feature request: #grep

Newbie Joined: 13 Jun 2009 Posts: 1

Hi!

I just started using zMud recently, and it is really great! The mapping feature is amazingly helpful. Thanks for a great tool Zugg!

I used to use TinTin++, and it was pretty easy to import my triggers and aliases from that.

One think I miss, though, is the #grep command and I wonder if you could add it..

For example, if I lose something and don't know how, in TinTin you can say:

#grep incredibly valuable thing
You watch in horror as the incredibly valuable thing is eaten by the snorkack!

At least you know what happened to it.

It is also useful to look back for threads of a conversation:

#grep Ogg says

TinTin allows regular expressions in #grep which would be nice, although the (*) wildcards would be enough:

Thanks for considering this new feature.

GURU Joined: 23 Dec 2000 Posts: 4834 Location: USA

I think we have this function in the #SCROLL command. This only works if the line in question is still in your scrollback buffer, so if you are trying to search a log you'll have to use other commands or functions.

However, ZMud is developmentally complete (not saying dead, because essentially everything was ported over to CMud, and CMud is alive and well). If you want new features, buy a CMud license and make the switch.

NOTE: if you want to completely stop using ZMud instead of running ZMud side-by-side with CMud, send email to sales@zuggsoft.com or support@zuggsoft.com for refund information and they'll get you up and running.

Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 9:57 pm

In either case, there is a %grep function you could use.

#FILE 1 whatever.txt
#FORALL %grep(1,"Ogg says") {#say %i}
#CLOSE 1

There you go. You're also able to use regular expression in %grep, as far as I know.

Charneus