#!/bin/sh
#< grep for first match of searchstring, then exit
# can take STDIN from pipe, redirection or file
# KW 20/10/04
thiscmd=`basename $0`
if [ "$#" -lt "1" -o "$#" -gt "3" ]; then
echo "USAGE: $thiscmd [-n] searchterm [file]" && exit 1
fi
grep_n=""
case $1 in
"-n" ) grep_n="-n"; shift ;;
* ) ;; #do nothing
esac
searchterm="$1"
file_to_search="$2"
if [ -z "$2" ]; then
# assume pipe mode
while read line; do
echo "$line" | grep $grep_n "$1"
if [ "$?" -eq "0" ]; then
exit 0;
fi
done
exit 2 # searchterm not found
fi
if [ ! -e "$2" ]; then
echo "Error: ${2}: File not found"
exit 1
fi
while read line; do
echo "$line" | grep $grep_n "$1"
if [ "$?" -eq "0" ]; then
exit 0;
fi
done < ${2}
exit 2 # searchterm not found