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- #! /usr/bin/env python
-
- """Reverse grep.
-
- Usage: rgrep [-i] pattern file
- """
-
- import sys
- import re
- import string
- import getopt
-
- def main():
- bufsize = 64*1024
- reflags = 0
- opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], "i")
- for o, a in opts:
- if o == '-i':
- reflags = reflags | re.IGNORECASE
- if len(args) < 2:
- usage("not enough arguments")
- if len(args) > 2:
- usage("exactly one file argument required")
- pattern, filename = args
- try:
- prog = re.compile(pattern, reflags)
- except re.error, msg:
- usage("error in regular expression: %s" % str(msg))
- try:
- f = open(filename)
- except IOError, msg:
- usage("can't open %s: %s" % (repr(filename), str(msg)), 1)
- f.seek(0, 2)
- pos = f.tell()
- leftover = None
- while pos > 0:
- size = min(pos, bufsize)
- pos = pos - size
- f.seek(pos)
- buffer = f.read(size)
- lines = string.split(buffer, "\n")
- del buffer
- if leftover is None:
- if not lines[-1]:
- del lines[-1]
- else:
- lines[-1] = lines[-1] + leftover
- if pos > 0:
- leftover = lines[0]
- del lines[0]
- else:
- leftover = None
- lines.reverse()
- for line in lines:
- if prog.search(line):
- print line
-
- def usage(msg, code=2):
- sys.stdout = sys.stderr
- print msg
- print __doc__
- sys.exit(code)
-
- if __name__ == '__main__':
- main()
-