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Using grep: 5 game-changing command examples

With -w, grep will match “error” but skip things like “errors” or “terror.” The difference can be subtle, but when you’re ...
Network World

The many faces of the Linux grep command

The everlastingly useful grep command can change its character with the flip of a switch to help you find things. The grep command – likely one of the first ten commands that every Unix user comes to ...
Ars Technica

Command line made easy: five simple recipes for grep

The grep command is regarded as one of the most essential building blocks of command line automation. It is a search tool that can be used to perform basic text filtering and processing tasks on files ...
Ars Technica

Grep: Exclude pattern

I'm using grep to search for a pattern. <BR><BR>grep -i -r 'pattern" "path in the box"<BR><BR>How can I use the grep but instesad of including pattern excluding pattern. Example, I want to search for ...