The grep command can search for and list Linux files based on strings you are looking for and add the context of surrounding text.

After jumping into the Ubuntu command line yesterday, today I decided to dive a little deeper and explore the 'man' and 'grep' commands more closely.

The grep command can help you find arbitrary text, specific words, text patterns, and text with context. Finding text when you know just what it looks like is generally easy.

As you undoubtedly have recognized without my saying, the DOS “find” command is similar to the grep command we use on Unix systems.

The grep command is a handy, reliable tool for searching for files or information. This tutorial illustrates 10 ways to take advantage of its power and flexibility.

Linux/BSD command line wizardry: Learn to think in sed, awk, and grep "Do people really write these long, convoluted commands?" In a word: yes.

The grep command is regarded as one of the most essential building blocks of command line automation. It is a search tool that can be used to perform basic text filtering and processing tasks on ...

Grep and diff are command line-based text analysis tools available in all Linux and Unix distributions. Both are designed to parse documents on a line-by-line basis.