10.46. Grep-3.0

The Grep package contains programs for searching through files.

10.46.1. Installation of Grep

Prepare Grep for compilation:

./configure \
    --prefix=/usr \
    --bindir=/bin

Compile the package:

make

To test the results, issue:

make check

Install the package:

make install

10.46.2. Contents of Grep

Installed programs: egrep, fgrep, grep

Short Descriptions

egrep

Prints lines matching an extended regular expression

fgrep

Prints lines matching a list of fixed strings

grep

Prints lines matching a basic regular expression