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+#!/bin/sh
+
+txtRED='\e[1;31m' # Red
+txtdfl='\e[0m' # Default
+echo -e "${txtRED}searching for $@${txtdfl}";
+
+#find . -not -iwholename "*.svn" -name "*.[ch]" -exec grep -nH --color=auto $@ {} \;
+
+find . -type d -a -name .svn -prune -o -name "*.[ch]" -exec grep -nH --color=always $@ {} \;
+#find . -name "*.[ch]"  -exec grep -nH --color=auto --exclude-dir=.svn $@ {} \;
+#try ack