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Grep Cheat Sheet

This document is a cheat sheet for the grep command in Linux, detailing its basic usage and most useful options such as case-insensitive search and recursive search. It also includes commands for showing context around matches and common use cases for filtering processes and logs. The document serves as a quick reference for efficiently using grep in various scenarios.

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Grep Cheat Sheet

This document is a cheat sheet for the grep command in Linux, detailing its basic usage and most useful options such as case-insensitive search and recursive search. It also includes commands for showing context around matches and common use cases for filtering processes and logs. The document serves as a quick reference for efficiently using grep in various scenarios.

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grep Command Cheat Sheet (Linux)

Basic Usage

grep "pattern" file.txt


Searches for "pattern" in file.txt and prints matching lines.

Most Useful Options

-i Case-insensitive search
-v Invert match (show lines NOT matching)
-n Show line numbers
-c Count matching lines
-r or -R Recursive search in all files in a directory
-w Match whole words only
-l Show file names that contain matches
-o Show only the matched part of the line
--color=auto Highlight matched text in color

Show Context (Surrounding Lines)

-A N Show N lines AFTER the match


-B N Show N lines BEFORE the match
-C N Show N lines BEFORE and AFTER the match

Common Use Cases

ps aux | grep java


Search running processes for "java"

tail -f /var/log/syslog | grep "ERROR"


Follow logs and filter for "ERROR"

grep "password" *.txt


Search multiple files for a keyword

grep "login" auth.log > matches.txt


Save matching lines to a file

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