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Using grep: 5 game-changing command examples

Up your search game on Linux with these finely crafted grep flags.
Ars Technica

Scripting or Command Linking Help: tail, grep, wget, and variables.

I'm getting closer to a solution, but there are gaps in my knowledge and experience that I'm having some difficulty bridging. Here's the scenario: A public school district I work with has a Windows ...
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 ...
Network World

Taking advantage of the grep command’s many options

The simplest grep command looks like the one shown below. This “find string in file” command will show all the lines in the file that contain the string, even when that string is only part of a longer ...
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 ...
PC World

Ubuntu Linux, Day 19: Using ‘man’ and ‘grep’

Carrying over from yesterday’s examination of the Ubuntu command line, today’s installment of 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux is dedicated to ‘man’ and ‘grep’. These commands wield significant power, and ...