eyeball search n.,v.
To look for something in a mass of
code or data with one's own native optical sensors, as opposed to
using some sort of pattern matching software like grep or any
other automated search tool. Also called a vgrep; compare
vdiff, desk check.
To look for something in a mass of
code or data with one's own native optical sensors, as opposed to
using some sort of pattern matching software like grep or any
other automated search tool. Also called a vgrep; compare
vdiff, desk check.
Related:
- eyeball search n.,v.
To look for something in a mass of
code or data with one's own native optical senso
as opposed to using some sort of pattern matching software like grep or any other automated search tool.... - desk check n.,v.
To grovel over hardcopy of source
code, mentally simulating the control flow
a method of catching bugs. No longer common practice in this age of on-screen editing, fast compiles, and sophisticated debuggers -- though some maintain stoutly that it ought to be.... - desk check: n.,v. To {grovel} over hardcopy of source code,
mentally simulating the control flow
a method of catching bugs. No longer common practice in this age of on-screen editing, fast compiles, and sophisticated debuggers --- though some maintain stoutly that it ought to be.... - vgrep /vee'grep/ v.,n.
Visual grep. The operation of
finding patterns in a file optically rather than digitally (also
called an `optical grep').
See grep; compare vdiff.... - vgrep: /vee'grep/ v.,n. Visual grep. The operation of finding
patterns in a file optically rather than digitally (also called an
`optical grep').
See {grep}; compare {vdiff}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary... - vdiff: /vee'dif/ v.,n. Visual diff. The operation of finding
differences between two files by {eyeball search}.
The term `optical diff' has also been reported, and is sometimes more specifically used for the act of superimposing two nearly identical printouts on one another and holding them up to a light to spot differences.... - vdiff /vee'dif/ v.,n.
Visual diff. The operation of
finding differences between two files by eyeball search.
The term `optical diff' has also been reported, and is sometimes more specifically used for the act of superimposing two nearly identical printouts on one another and holding them up to a light to spot differences.... - grep /grep/ vi.
[from the qed/ed editor idiom g/re/p
where re stands for a regular expression, to Globally search for the Regular Expression and Print the lines containing matches to it, via Unix grep(1)] To rapidly scan a file or set of files looking for a particular string or pattern (when browsing through a large set of files, one may speak of `grepping around').... - grep: /grep/ [from the qed/ed editor idiom g/re/p
where re stands for a regular expression, to Globally search for the Regular Expression and Print the lines containing matches to it, via {{UNIX}} `grep(1)'] vt....
