(C) 2003, Tim Maher       1-17       www.TeachMePerl.com
Perl as (a better) Grep Command
using word-boundary metacharacter


EXAMPLES
$ grep 'BOB' tv
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
BOB HOPE

$ perl -wln -e '/\bBOB\b/ and print;' tv
    OR

$ cat tv | perl -wln -e '/\bBOB\b/ and print;'
BOB HOPE
$

\b: Perl's "Word-Boundary" Metacharacter