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== GREP == | == GREP == | ||
− | grep [options] "foo" [file(s)] | + | grep [options] "foo" [file(s)] |
*You can omit the quotes if there are no spaces in the search term. | *You can omit the quotes if there are no spaces in the search term. | ||
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egrep supports pipes ("or") (= grep -E) | egrep supports pipes ("or") (= grep -E) | ||
− | egrep "fruit|bread" | + | egrep "fruit|bread" |
fgrep (fast grep, simple text, no RegEXp) (- grep -F) | fgrep (fast grep, simple text, no RegEXp) (- grep -F) | ||
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Can pipe the output of another command | Can pipe the output of another command | ||
− | ls |grep blah lists all files in the current directory whose names contain the string "blah" | + | ls |grep blah lists all files in the current directory whose names contain the string "blah" |