zfgrep:tldr:2975a
The command zfgrep --line-number ${search_string} ${filename} is used to search for a specific string within a file and display the line number(s) where the string is found.
Here's a breakdown of each component of the command:
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zfgrep: This is the name of the command being executed.zfgrepstands for "Zawinski's Fast grep" which is a faster version of thegrepcommand commonly used for searching text files. -
--line-number: This option tellszfgrepto display the line number(s) where the search string is found. Without this option, only the matching lines would be displayed without any line numbers. -
${search_string}: This is a placeholder for the actual string you want to search for in the file. You need to replace${search_string}with the actual string you want to search. -
${filename}: This is also a placeholder for the name of the file you want to search within. You need to replace${filename}with the actual name of the file you want to search.
By running this command and providing the appropriate values for ${search_string} and ${filename}, zfgrep will search for the given string within the specified file and display the line number(s) where the string is found.