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11 · The Command Line

grep

Search text for a pattern

InterCoders

The find-in-files of the command line: scan text, or whole folders, for lines matching a pattern.

Concrete example

“grep -r TODO .” finds every “TODO” left in the project.

Nearby in The Command Line

findLocate files by nameFlag / ArgumentThe options after a commandhead / tailFirst or last lines of a fileman / --helpGet help on a command
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