Variable

Package

lispworks

Summary

The format string used to construct the arguments passed to the search utility in the Grep tool.

Initial Value

"cd ~a; ~a ~a ~a /dev/null" on Unix/Linux/MacOS.

"~a ~a ~a NUL" on Windows.

Description

On Unix/Linux/MacOS the first format argument is the current directory.

The remainder of the format arguments are:

the value of *grep-command* or, if this is nil , the value of (sys:lispworks-file "etc/grep") .

the value of *grep-fixed-args*.

the arguments you specify.

See the Common LispWorks User Guide for more information about the Grep tool.

See also

*grep-command*
*grep-fixed-args*