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Search a file for a pattern - grep
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Jarvia Miller
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This article explains about grep command with an example in unix.
grep command is used to search a file for a pattern in unix.
Syntax of grep Command
grep [- options] pattern filename
Example of grep command
grep "hello" helloFile.txt
helloFile.txt file contents are as shown below
hello world
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