3 ms·newline is just another character, so grepping '^x' should be no different than grepping 'yx'.by markrages 8y agonewline is just another character, so grepping '^x' should be no different than grepping 'yx'.dllthomas 8y agoExcept at start-of-file.taeric 8y agoI'm guessing the instructions necessary to special case beginning of file are in the nanosecond range.dllthomas 8y agoProbably not much performance difference, for sure.