#Name

grep

#Synopsis

$ grep [--recursive] [--extended-regexp] [--fixed-strings] [--regexp Pattern] [--file File] [-i] [--line-numbers] [--invert-match] [--quiet] [--no-messages] [--binary-mode ] [--text] [-I] [--color WHEN] [--no-hyperlinks] [--count] [file...]

#Options

• -r, --recursive: Recursively scan files
• -E, --extended-regexp: Extended regular expressions
• -F, --fixed-strings: Treat pattern as a string, not a regexp
• -e Pattern, --regexp Pattern: Pattern
• -f File, --file File: Read patterns from a file
• -i: Make matches case-insensitive
• -n, --line-numbers: Output line-numbers
• -v, --invert-match: Select non-matching lines
• -q, --quiet: Do not write anything to standard output
• -s, --no-messages: Suppress error messages for nonexistent or unreadable files
• --binary-mode: Action to take for binary files ([binary], text, skip)
• -a, --text: Treat binary files as text (same as --binary-mode text)
• -I: Ignore binary files (same as --binary-mode skip)
• --color WHEN: When to use colored output for the matching text ([auto], never, always)
• --no-hyperlinks: Disable hyperlinks
• -c, --count: Output line count instead of line contents

#Arguments

• file: File(s) to process