rgrep:tldr:e5174
rgrep: Recursively search for an extended regular expression pattern (supports `?`, `+`, `{}`, `()` and `|`) in the current working directory.
$ rgrep --extended-regexp "${search_pattern}"
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The rgrep command is used to recursively search files and directories for a specific pattern or string. Here is an explanation of the provided command:
--extended-regexp: This option tellsrgrepto use extended regular expressions (regex) while searching. Extended regex allows for more advanced pattern matching than basic regex."${search_pattern}": This is a variable that represents the pattern you want to search for. It can be any valid extended regex pattern enclosed in double quotes.
When you execute the command, rgrep will start searching for the specified pattern within the current directory and all its subdirectories.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.