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    Note that you need an implementation of grep like GNU grep that supports reading binary files. Commented May 21, 2013 at 9:59
  • What implementation doesn't support --? It would not be POSIX, and I seriously doubt any pre-POSIX implementation would support binary file. Commented May 21, 2013 at 10:23
  • @StephaneChazelas If I recall correctly, Plan 9. Commented May 21, 2013 at 16:10
  • @StephaneChazelas Nope, I'm mistaken, Plan 9 supports --. I just tested. Commented May 21, 2013 at 16:19