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grep
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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/grep/ , vi. [from the qed/ed editor idiom g/ re /p, where re stands for a
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regular expression, to Globally search for the Regular Expression and Print
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the lines containing matches to it, via Unix grep (1) ] To rapidly scan a
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file or set of files looking for a particular string or pattern (when
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browsing through a large set of files, one may speak of grepping around ).
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By extension, to look for something by pattern. Grep the bulletin board for
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the system backup schedule, would you? See also vgrep.
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