Index

• *: Fundamental Structure
• +: Fundamental Structure
• --after-context: Context Line Control
• --basic-regexp: grep Programs
• --before-context: Context Line Control
• --binary: Other Options
• --binary-files: File and Directory Selection
• --byte-offset: Output Line Prefix Control
• --color: General Output Control
• --colour: General Output Control
• --context: Context Line Control
• --count: General Output Control
• --dereference-recursive: File and Directory Selection
• --devices: File and Directory Selection
• --directories: File and Directory Selection
• --exclude: File and Directory Selection
• --exclude-dir: File and Directory Selection
• --exclude-from: File and Directory Selection
• --extended-regexp: grep Programs
• --file: Matching Control
• --files-with-matches: General Output Control
• --files-without-match: General Output Control
• --fixed-strings: grep Programs
• --group-separator: Context Line Control
• --help: Generic Program Information
• --ignore-case: Matching Control
• --include: File and Directory Selection
• --initial-tab: Output Line Prefix Control
• --invert-match: Matching Control
• --label: Output Line Prefix Control
• --line-buffered: Other Options
• --line-number: Output Line Prefix Control
• --line-regexp: Matching Control
• --max-count: General Output Control
• --mmap: Other Options
• --no-filename: Output Line Prefix Control
• --no-messages: General Output Control
• --null: Output Line Prefix Control
• --null-data: Other Options
• --only-matching: General Output Control
• --perl-regexp: grep Programs
• --quiet: General Output Control
• --recursive: File and Directory Selection
• --regexp=pattern: Matching Control
• --silent: General Output Control
• --text: File and Directory Selection
• --unix-byte-offsets: Output Line Prefix Control
• --version: Generic Program Information
• --with-filename: Output Line Prefix Control
• --word-regexp: Matching Control
• -a: File and Directory Selection
• -A: Context Line Control
• -B: Context Line Control
• -b: Output Line Prefix Control
• -C: Context Line Control
• -c: General Output Control
• -d: File and Directory Selection
• -D: File and Directory Selection
• -E: grep Programs
• -e: Matching Control
• -F: grep Programs
• -f: Matching Control
• -G: grep Programs
• -h: Output Line Prefix Control
• -H: Output Line Prefix Control
• -i: Matching Control
• -l: General Output Control
• -L: General Output Control
• -m: General Output Control
• -n: Output Line Prefix Control
• -num: Context Line Control
• -o: General Output Control
• -P: grep Programs
• -q: General Output Control
• -R: File and Directory Selection
• -r: File and Directory Selection
• -s: General Output Control
• -T: Output Line Prefix Control
• -U: Other Options
• -u: Output Line Prefix Control
• -v: Matching Control
• -V: Generic Program Information
• -w: Matching Control
• -x: Matching Control
• -y: Matching Control
• -z: Other Options
• -Z: Output Line Prefix Control
• .: Fundamental Structure
• ?: Fundamental Structure
• _N_GNU_nonoption_argv_flags_ environment variable: Environment Variables
• after context: Context Line Control
• alnum character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• alpha character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• alphabetic characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• alphanumeric characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• anchoring: Anchoring
• asterisk: Fundamental Structure
• back-reference: Back-references and Subexpressions
• backslash: The Backslash Character and Special Expressions
• basic regular expressions: Basic vs Extended
• before context: Context Line Control
• binary files: File and Directory Selection
• binary files, MS-DOS/MS-Windows: Other Options
• blank character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• blank characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• bn GREP_COLORS capability: Environment Variables
• braces, first argument omitted: Fundamental Structure
• braces, one argument: Fundamental Structure
• braces, second argument omitted: Fundamental Structure
• braces, two arguments: Fundamental Structure
• bracket expression: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• Bugs, known: Reporting Bugs
• bugs, reporting: Reporting Bugs
• byte offset: Output Line Prefix Control
• byte offsets, on MS-DOS/MS-Windows: Output Line Prefix Control
• case insensitive search: Matching Control
• changing name of standard input: Output Line Prefix Control
• character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• character classes: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• character type: Environment Variables
• classes of characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• cntrl character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• context: Context Line Control
• context lines, after match: Context Line Control
• context lines, before match: Context Line Control
• control characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• copying: Copying
• counting lines: General Output Control
• cx GREP_COLORS capability: Environment Variables
• default options environment variable: Environment Variables
• device search: File and Directory Selection
• digit character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• digit characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• directory search: File and Directory Selection
• dot: Fundamental Structure
• environment variables: Environment Variables
• exclude directories: File and Directory Selection
• exclude files: File and Directory Selection
• exit status: Exit Status
• FAQ about grep usage: Usage
• files which don't match: General Output Control
• fn GREP_COLORS capability: Environment Variables
• graph character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• graphic characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• grep programs: grep Programs
• GREP_COLOR environment variable: Environment Variables
• GREP_COLORS environment variable: Environment Variables
• GREP_OPTIONS environment variable: Environment Variables
• group separator: Context Line Control
• hexadecimal digits: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• highlight markers: Environment Variables
• highlight, color, colour: General Output Control
• include files: File and Directory Selection
• interval specifications: Basic vs Extended
• invert matching: Matching Control
• LANG environment variable: Environment Variables
• language of messages: Environment Variables
• LC_ALL environment variable: Environment Variables
• LC_COLLATE environment variable: Environment Variables
• LC_CTYPE environment variable: Environment Variables
• LC_MESSAGES environment variable: Environment Variables
• line buffering: Other Options
• line numbering: Output Line Prefix Control
• ln GREP_COLORS capability: Environment Variables
• lower character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• lower-case letters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• match expression at most m times: Fundamental Structure
• match expression at most once: Fundamental Structure
• match expression from n to m times: Fundamental Structure
• match expression n or more times: Fundamental Structure
• match expression n times: Fundamental Structure
• match expression one or more times: Fundamental Structure
• match expression zero or more times: Fundamental Structure
• match the whole line: Matching Control
• matching basic regular expressions: grep Programs
• matching extended regular expressions: grep Programs
• matching fixed strings: grep Programs
• matching Perl regular expressions: grep Programs
• matching whole words: Matching Control
• max-count: General Output Control
• mc GREP_COLORS capability: Environment Variables
• memory mapped input: Other Options
• message language: Environment Variables
• ms GREP_COLORS capability: Environment Variables
• MS-DOS/MS-Windows binary files: Other Options
• MS-DOS/MS-Windows byte offsets: Output Line Prefix Control
• mt GREP_COLORS capability: Environment Variables
• names of matching files: General Output Control
• national language support: Environment Variables
• ne GREP_COLORS capability: Environment Variables
• NLS: Environment Variables
• no filename prefix: Output Line Prefix Control
• numeric characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• only matching: General Output Control
• palindromes: Usage
• pattern from file: Matching Control
• pattern list: Matching Control
• period: Fundamental Structure
• plus sign: Fundamental Structure
• POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable: Environment Variables
• print character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• print non-matching lines: Matching Control
• printable characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• punct character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• punctuation characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• question mark: Fundamental Structure
• quiet, silent: General Output Control
• range expression: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• recursive search: File and Directory Selection
• regular expressions: Regular Expressions
• return status: Exit Status
• rv GREP_COLORS capability: Environment Variables
• searching directory trees: File and Directory Selection
• searching for a pattern: Introduction
• sl GREP_COLORS capability: Environment Variables
• space character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• space characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• subexpression: Back-references and Subexpressions
• suppress binary data: File and Directory Selection
• suppress error messages: General Output Control
• symbolic links: File and Directory Selection
• tab-aligned content lines: Output Line Prefix Control
• translation of message language: Environment Variables
• upper character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• upper-case letters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• usage summary, printing: Generic Program Information
• usage, examples: Usage
• using grep, Q&A: Usage
• variants of grep: grep Programs
• version, printing: Generic Program Information
• whitespace characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• with filename prefix: Output Line Prefix Control
• xdigit character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• xdigit class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions
• zero-terminated file names: Output Line Prefix Control
• zero-terminated lines: Other Options
• {,m}: Fundamental Structure
• {n,m}: Fundamental Structure
• {n,}: Fundamental Structure
• {n}: Fundamental Structure