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[Q] fuzzy grep?

Subject: [Q] fuzzy grep?
From: warlord at MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)
Date: Tue, 30 May 1995 00:02:15 EDT
In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 29 May 1995 15:18:43 EDT." <199505291918.PAA08801@smectic.elsie.brandeis.edu>

There is a program called "agrep" which does much of what you want.
You can find it via an archie lookup, I don't know where it is
located.  It allows you to specify the fuzziness of the grep.  I know
it will look for dropped, added, and possibly even swapped characters.

Enjoy!

-derek

         Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, G MIT Media Laboratory
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