The grep command – one of the most popular Linux commands, and definitely deserving of a feature video in the Linux Essentials series. In this video, Jay goes over the basics of the grep command, along with some useful examples.
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Colorized Output in grep
If you’re at all curious why grep in my video shows colorized output, you can achieve the same by adding the following to your .bashrc
file:
alias grep='grep --color=auto'
characters.txt (Example file for practicing grep)
Name: Alan Grant Occupation: Paleontologist Species: Human
Name: Batman Occupation: Vigilante Species: Human
Name: Dalek Occupation: Dalek Species: Dalek
Name: Doctor Occupation: Time Traveler Species: Time Lord
Name: Donatello Occupation: Ninja Species: Mutant Turtle
Name: Kefka Occupation: Court Mage Species: Human
Name: Kirby Occupation: Cute Pink Puff Species: Kirby
Name: Leonardo Occupation: Ninja Species: Mutant Turtle
Name: Michelangelo Occupation: Ninja Species: Mutant Turtle
Name: Raphael Occupation: Ninja Species: Mutant Turtle
Name: Riddler Occupation: Super Villian Species: Human
Name: Samus Occupation: Bounty Hunger Species: Human
Name: Terra Occupation: Hero Species: Esper