Perl Module similar to the unix grep

[Belinda Dermody]

Is there a perl module that is similar to grep. I am searching through 45 log files which average 800mb in size for a address string. Grep seems to work I just wonder if there is a perl module that would be faster.

[A. Clay Stephenson · Accepted solution]

At one level your question makes little sense. One of Perl's main reasons for being is its extraordinary regular expression matching capabilities. You really don't need any kind of module just the native pattern matching is more than sufficient.