grep

Name

grep - print lines matching a pattern

Synopsis

grep [options] {pattern} [file...]

Description

grep searches the named input file (or standard input if no files are named, or the file name - is given) for lines containing a match to the given pattern. By default, grep prints the matching lines.

-c NUM, --context=NUM
	Print NUM lines of output context. Places a line containing – between contiguous groups of matches.
-h, --no-filename
	Suppress the prefixing of filenames on output when multiple files are searched.
-i, --ignore-case
	Ignore case distinctions in both the pattern and the input files.
-n, --line-number
	Prefix each line of output with the line number within its input file.
-v, --invert-match
	Invert the sense of matching, to select non-matching lines.