> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Jeffries [mailto:ronjeffries / REMOVEacm.org]
> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 8:39 AM
> To: ruby-talk ML
> Subject: ruby -n -e doesn't find things ...
>
>
> I'm confused. This line
>
> C:\Program Files\The Bat!\MAIL\ron\Inbox>ruby -n -e "print if
> /estate/" *.tbb
>
> finds nothing in the tbb file in the inbox directory. But this line
>
> C:\Program Files\The Bat!\MAIL\ron\Inbox>find "estate" *.tbb
>
> finds all the stuff below.
>
> What am I missing, please?
>
> Thanks!



Odd. I tried it (creating a local file with the text you gave), and it
works for me.


James