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fgrep

List of commands for fgrep:

  • fgrep:tldr:1e943 fgrep: Search only lines that match entirely in files.
    $ fgrep -x ${filename1} ${filename2}
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  • fgrep:tldr:44066 fgrep: Count the number of lines that match the given string in a file.
    $ fgrep -c ${search_string} ${filename}
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  • fgrep:tldr:45fa3 fgrep: Display all lines except those that contain the search string.
    $ fgrep -v ${search_string} ${filename}
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  • fgrep:tldr:b0f2e fgrep: Show the line number in the file along with the line matched.
    $ fgrep -n ${search_string} ${filename}
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  • fgrep:tldr:cd379 fgrep: Display filenames whose content matches the search string at least once.
    $ fgrep -l ${search_string} ${filename1} ${filename2}
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  • fgrep:tldr:e2dcf fgrep: Search for an exact string in a file.
    $ fgrep ${search_string} ${filename}
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