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"grep --binary" is an option used with M$ machines that have that
TEXT/BINARY file concept.  It does not even have a meaning when you
are running with a Linux kernel.

"vi -b" - Thanks, that was new to me, and on a small sample file I
have, I could see a bunch of <ff> <ff> series.  That would be great if
I were looking at small files.  Unfortunately I'm not.

With "vi -b", do you have any idea what the search syntax would be to
find 0xff chars in the file?  I know the ^V^C trick to look for
control-C etc., but I don't know a way to look for hex. (nor octal).

perl - Sad to say, but I don't know perl.  I thought about writing a
quick C program, but I that sounds a little too difficult for the
situation.

Thanks
Greg


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