>oh no, what I've done is pretty much to create a flag for a grep-like tool that doesn't exist
go a step farther then and create the tool
>... for a grep-like tool that is literally grep
go a step farther and add the flag to grep.
>and it could've been a perl oneliner instead
... be more alert, anon. Your job is not just to do what you're told. Your job is to know about stuff and to help your boss make good decisions about what to tell you to do.