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grep

grep

1 8.6
A search that finds lines in text matching a pattern
  • noun
  • /ɡrɛp/
  • Specialized
: búsqueda con grep
  • You can use grep to find specific lines in a file.

Examples

  • A quick grep for the error message helped her locate the problem.

  • The developer ran a grep to find all instances of the function in the codebase.

  • You can use a grep to search through large log files efficiently.

  • The command grep is very powerful for searching text.

  • The developer used grep to quickly find all instances of the error message in the log files.

  • With grep, you can filter the output to include only the lines that contain specific keywords.

  • Using grep, he scanned through the text to locate any lines that matched his search pattern.

Synonyms

search
vsgrep
∞ 1.0

An act of looking for something or someone

is the focused pattern based text operation commonly run from a command line
text-matching
vsgrep
  • Specialized
1 4.3

Searching for exact words or text that match a given pattern

is the same process often performed using a command line program

Surface Forms

grep singular
greps plural

Etymology

Grep comes from the old command g/re/p, standing for 'global', 'search for a pattern', 'print', a short instruction to find and show matching lines. That is why a single grep means the search operation that finds lines matching a pattern and shows them.