grep searches for a pattern in a file.
grep 'pattern' <file>Flags
-v— omit matching lines-x— exact match-r— recursive-n— line numbers-w— word match
Context
-A <n> prints n lines after the match.
-B <n> prints n lines before the match.
Find file with content
grep -rnw ['<directory>'] -e <["]pattern["]>Multiple
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2026 Aug 19
