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Features of Grep:-: Tasks

Grep is a command line tool that searches files for lines containing a match to the given keyword and returns the entire matching line by default. Searches with grep are case-sensitive but can be made case-insensitive using the -i flag. Grep also supports metacharacters like $ to search for matches at the end of a line, ^ to search for matches at the beginning of a line, and . to match any single character.

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Features of Grep:-: Tasks

Grep is a command line tool that searches files for lines containing a match to the given keyword and returns the entire matching line by default. Searches with grep are case-sensitive but can be made case-insensitive using the -i flag. Grep also supports metacharacters like $ to search for matches at the end of a line, ^ to search for matches at the beginning of a line, and . to match any single character.

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Features of Grep: Returns entire lines with matching keyword.

Searches are Case-Sensitive, by default.


(Use i to enable Case-Insensitivity)
Tasks:1. Create a file with content
2. Perform Queries
a. grep Linux grep.test.txt Returns all matches for the case: Linux
b. grep -i linux grep.test.txt Returns all cases of word: linux
c. grep 2 grep.test.txt Returns all lines containing the number 2
3. Metacharacters
a. grep 2011$ grep.test.txt -Returns lines that terminate with: 2011
Note: $ means to search for content at the end of the line
b. grep ^Linux grep.test.txt -Returns lines beginning with: Linux -Case
Sensitive
c. grep -i ^Linux grep.test.txt -Returns lines beginning with: Linux -Case
Insensitive

d. grep L. grep.test.txt -Searches for L followed by any characters


e. grep

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