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OPTIONS: | OPTIONS: | ||
-i ignore case | -i ignore case | ||
| + | -r recursive files inclusion | ||
| + | -F Fast search using literal search term, not regEx | ||
-n print line #s | -n print line #s | ||
-l just show filenames | -l just show filenames | ||
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-m, --max-count=NUM stop after NUM matches | -m, --max-count=NUM stop after NUM matches | ||
-a text files only | -a text files only | ||
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| + | -iFr ignore case, simple string search, search current directory and subdirectories | ||
| − | '''egrep''' | + | '''egrep''' is replaced with '''grep -E''') |
| + | '''fgrep''' is replaced with '''grep -F''') | ||
| − | + | Can pipe the output of another command | |
| + | ls |grep blah lists all files in the current directory whose names contain the string "blah" | ||
| − | + | ==Create shortcuts in Linux (symbolic links)== | |
| − | + | ln -s /pathToTarget nameOfTheLink | |
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| − | + | e.g. ln -s /var/www/html/public_html/ webDirectory | |
| + | ln creates hard and soft links. The -s option create soft (symbolic) links to resources in other directories, even other drives. | ||
