Blinking, Color Highlighted search for input/output and files, like grep --color

hb(){ sed "s/$$*$/`tput setaf 2;tput setab 0;tput blink`\1`tput sgr0`/gI"; }

hb(){ sed "s/$$*$/`tput setaf 2;tput setab 0;tput blink`\1`tput sgr0`/gI"; } hb blinks, hc does a reverse color with background.. both very nice. hc(){ sed "s/$$*$/`tput setaf 0;tput setab 6`\1`tput sgr0`/gI"; } Run this: command ps -Hacl -F S -A f | hc ".*$PPID.*" | hb ".*$$.*" Your welcome ;) From my bash profile - http://www.askapache.com/linux-unix/bash_profile-functions-advanced-shell.html

Sample Output

4 S root     20159  1610 TS   24 -  1848 stext   2400   0 04:33 ?          0:00  \_ sshd: toor [priv]
5 S toor     20269 20159 TS   21 -  1848 stext   1520   1 04:33 ?          0:00      \_ sshd: toor@pts/0
0 S toor     20273 20269 TS   23 -  1040 wait    2112   2 04:33 pts/0      0:01          \_ -bash
1 S toor      3234 20273 TS   22 -  1040 wait    1100   2 04:38 pts/0      0:00              \_ -bash
0 R toor      3241  3234 TS   21 -   609 -        836   4 04:38 pts/0      0:00              |   \_ ps -Hacl -F S -A f
1 S toor      3235 20273 TS   21 -  1040 stext   1096   0 04:38 pts/0      0:00              \_ -bash
1 R toor      3237  3235 TS   20 -  1040 -       1180   6 04:38 pts/0      0:00              |   \_ -bash
1 S toor      3236 20273 TS   21 -  1040 wait    1088   2 04:38 pts/0      0:00              \_ -bash
1 S toor      3238  3236 TS   21 -  1040 ?       1180   5 04:38 pts/0      0:00                  \_ -bash

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By: AskApache

2010-04-07 08:45:26

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-2 ? What is wrong with you people, this is one of my alltime favorite functions!

AskApache · 757 weeks and 2 days ago

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