File: grep.info, Node: Index, Prev: Copying, Up: Top Index ***** * Menu: * --: Other Options. (line 7) * --after-context: Context Line Control. (line 15) * --basic-regexp: grep Programs. (line 15) * --before-context: Context Line Control. (line 19) * --binary: Other Options. (line 22) * --binary-files: File and Directory Selection. (line 12) * --byte-offset: Output Line Prefix Control. (line 12) * --color: General Output Control. (line 14) * --colour: General Output Control. (line 14) * --context: Context Line Control. (line 24) * --count: General Output Control. (line 8) * --dereference-recursive: File and Directory Selection. (line 113) * --devices: File and Directory Selection. (line 51) * --directories: File and Directory Selection. (line 62) * --exclude: File and Directory Selection. (line 73) * --exclude-dir: File and Directory Selection. (line 87) * --exclude-from: File and Directory Selection. (line 83) * --extended-regexp: grep Programs. (line 20) * --file: Matching Control. (line 17) * --files-with-matches: General Output Control. (line 38) * --files-without-match: General Output Control. (line 33) * --fixed-strings: grep Programs. (line 25) * --group-separator: Context Line Control. (line 27) * --group-separator <1>: Context Line Control. (line 31) * --help: Generic Program Information. (line 7) * --ignore-case: Matching Control. (line 26) * --include: File and Directory Selection. (line 97) * --initial-tab: Output Line Prefix Control. (line 41) * --invert-match: Matching Control. (line 51) * --label: Output Line Prefix Control. (line 28) * --line-buffered: Other Options. (line 13) * --line-number: Output Line Prefix Control. (line 36) * --line-regexp: Matching Control. (line 73) * --max-count: General Output Control. (line 44) * --no-filename: Output Line Prefix Control. (line 23) * --no-ignore-case: Matching Control. (line 44) * --no-messages: General Output Control. (line 95) * --null: Output Line Prefix Control. (line 50) * --null-data: Other Options. (line 43) * --only-matching: General Output Control. (line 78) * --perl-regexp: grep Programs. (line 30) * --quiet: General Output Control. (line 86) * --recursive: File and Directory Selection. (line 105) * --regexp=PATTERNS: Matching Control. (line 8) * --silent: General Output Control. (line 86) * --text: File and Directory Selection. (line 8) * --version: Generic Program Information. (line 12) * --with-filename: Output Line Prefix Control. (line 18) * --word-regexp: Matching Control. (line 56) * -A: Context Line Control. (line 15) * -a: File and Directory Selection. (line 8) * -b: Output Line Prefix Control. (line 12) * -B: Context Line Control. (line 19) * -c: General Output Control. (line 8) * -C: Context Line Control. (line 24) * -D: File and Directory Selection. (line 51) * -d: File and Directory Selection. (line 62) * -e: Matching Control. (line 8) * -E: grep Programs. (line 20) * -f: Matching Control. (line 17) * -F: grep Programs. (line 25) * -G: grep Programs. (line 15) * -H: Output Line Prefix Control. (line 18) * -h: Output Line Prefix Control. (line 23) * -i: Matching Control. (line 26) * -L: General Output Control. (line 33) * -l: General Output Control. (line 38) * -m: General Output Control. (line 44) * -n: Output Line Prefix Control. (line 36) * -NUM: Context Line Control. (line 24) * -o: General Output Control. (line 78) * -P: grep Programs. (line 30) * -q: General Output Control. (line 86) * -r: File and Directory Selection. (line 105) * -R: File and Directory Selection. (line 113) * -s: General Output Control. (line 95) * -T: Output Line Prefix Control. (line 41) * -U: Other Options. (line 22) * -V: Generic Program Information. (line 12) * -v: Matching Control. (line 51) * -w: Matching Control. (line 56) * -x: Matching Control. (line 73) * -y: Matching Control. (line 26) * -Z: Output Line Prefix Control. (line 50) * -z: Other Options. (line 43) * ?: Fundamental Structure. (line 19) * .: Fundamental Structure. (line 11) * {,M}: Fundamental Structure. (line 34) * {N,}: Fundamental Structure. (line 31) * {N,M}: Fundamental Structure. (line 38) * {N}: Fundamental Structure. (line 28) * *: Fundamental Structure. (line 22) * +: Fundamental Structure. (line 25) * after context: Context Line Control. (line 15) * alnum character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 32) * alpha character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 37) * alphabetic characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 37) * alphanumeric characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 32) * alternatives in regular expressions: Fundamental Structure. (line 46) * anchoring: Anchoring. (line 6) * asterisk: Fundamental Structure. (line 22) * back-reference: Back-references and Subexpressions. (line 6) * back-references: Performance. (line 41) * backslash: Special Backslash Expressions. (line 6) * basic regular expressions: Basic vs Extended. (line 6) * before context: Context Line Control. (line 19) * binary files: File and Directory Selection. (line 8) * binary files <1>: File and Directory Selection. (line 12) * binary I/O: Other Options. (line 22) * blank character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 42) * blank characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 42) * bn GREP_COLORS capability: Environment Variables. (line 117) * braces, first argument omitted: Fundamental Structure. (line 34) * braces, one argument: Fundamental Structure. (line 28) * braces, second argument omitted: Fundamental Structure. (line 31) * braces, two arguments: Fundamental Structure. (line 38) * bracket expression: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 6) * Bugs, known: Known Bugs. (line 6) * bugs, reporting: Reporting Bugs. (line 6) * byte offset: Output Line Prefix Control. (line 12) * case insensitive search: Matching Control. (line 26) * case insensitive search <1>: Performance. (line 27) * changing name of standard input: Output Line Prefix Control. (line 28) * character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 6) * character classes: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 31) * character encoding: Character Encoding. (line 6) * character type: Environment Variables. (line 144) * classes of characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 31) * cntrl character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 45) * context lines: General Output Control. (line 70) * context lines <1>: Context Line Control. (line 6) * context lines <2>: Context Line Control. (line 24) * context lines, after match: Context Line Control. (line 15) * context lines, before match: Context Line Control. (line 19) * control characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 45) * copying: Copying. (line 6) * counting lines: General Output Control. (line 8) * cx GREP_COLORS capability: Environment Variables. (line 68) * device search: File and Directory Selection. (line 51) * digit character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 50) * digit characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 50) * directory search: File and Directory Selection. (line 62) * dot: Fundamental Structure. (line 11) * encoding error: Environment Variables. (line 151) * environment variables: Environment Variables. (line 24) * exclude directories: File and Directory Selection. (line 87) * exclude files: File and Directory Selection. (line 73) * exclude files <1>: File and Directory Selection. (line 83) * exit status: Exit Status. (line 6) * FAQ about grep usage: Usage. (line 32) * files which don't match: General Output Control. (line 33) * fn GREP_COLORS capability: Environment Variables. (line 107) * fn GREP_COLORS capability <1>: Environment Variables. (line 122) * graph character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 53) * graphic characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 53) * grep programs: grep Programs. (line 6) * GREP_COLOR environment variable: Environment Variables. (line 27) * GREP_COLORS environment variable: Environment Variables. (line 33) * group separator: Context Line Control. (line 27) * group separator <1>: Context Line Control. (line 31) * hexadecimal digits: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 77) * highlight markers: Environment Variables. (line 27) * highlight markers <1>: Environment Variables. (line 33) * highlight, color, colour: General Output Control. (line 14) * holes in files: Performance. (line 51) * include files: File and Directory Selection. (line 97) * interval expressions: Fundamental Structure. (line 14) * interval expressions <1>: Performance. (line 32) * invalid regular expressions: Problematic Expressions. (line 6) * invert matching: Matching Control. (line 51) * LANG environment variable: Environment Variables. (line 10) * LANG environment variable <1>: Environment Variables. (line 144) * LANG environment variable <2>: Environment Variables. (line 151) * LANG environment variable <3>: Environment Variables. (line 160) * LANGUAGE environment variable: Environment Variables. (line 10) * LANGUAGE environment variable <1>: Environment Variables. (line 160) * language of messages: Environment Variables. (line 160) * LC_ALL environment variable: Environment Variables. (line 10) * LC_ALL environment variable <1>: Environment Variables. (line 144) * LC_ALL environment variable <2>: Environment Variables. (line 151) * LC_ALL environment variable <3>: Environment Variables. (line 160) * LC_COLLATE environment variable: Environment Variables. (line 144) * LC_CTYPE environment variable: Environment Variables. (line 151) * LC_MESSAGES environment variable: Environment Variables. (line 10) * LC_MESSAGES environment variable <1>: Environment Variables. (line 160) * line buffering: Other Options. (line 13) * line numbering: Output Line Prefix Control. (line 36) * ln GREP_COLORS capability: Environment Variables. (line 112) * locales: Performance. (line 20) * lower character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 56) * lower-case letters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 56) * match expression at most M times: Fundamental Structure. (line 34) * match expression at most once: Fundamental Structure. (line 19) * match expression from N to M times: Fundamental Structure. (line 38) * match expression N or more times: Fundamental Structure. (line 31) * match expression N times: Fundamental Structure. (line 28) * match expression one or more times: Fundamental Structure. (line 25) * match expression zero or more times: Fundamental Structure. (line 22) * match the whole line: Matching Control. (line 73) * matching basic regular expressions: grep Programs. (line 15) * matching extended regular expressions: grep Programs. (line 20) * matching fixed strings: grep Programs. (line 25) * matching Perl-compatible regular expressions: grep Programs. (line 30) * matching whole words: Matching Control. (line 56) * max-count: General Output Control. (line 44) * mc GREP_COLORS capability: Environment Variables. (line 99) * message language: Environment Variables. (line 160) * ms GREP_COLORS capability: Environment Variables. (line 91) * MS-Windows binary I/O: Other Options. (line 22) * mt GREP_COLORS capability: Environment Variables. (line 83) * names of matching files: General Output Control. (line 38) * national language support: Environment Variables. (line 144) * national language support <1>: Environment Variables. (line 160) * ne GREP_COLORS capability: Environment Variables. (line 129) * NLS: Environment Variables. (line 144) * no filename prefix: Output Line Prefix Control. (line 23) * non-ASCII matching: Matching Non-ASCII. (line 6) * non-printable matching: Matching Non-ASCII. (line 6) * null character: Environment Variables. (line 151) * numeric characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 50) * only matching: General Output Control. (line 78) * option delimiter: Other Options. (line 7) * ordinary characters: Fundamental Structure. (line 6) * patterns from file: Matching Control. (line 17) * patterns option: Matching Control. (line 8) * performance: Performance. (line 6) * period: Fundamental Structure. (line 11) * pipelines and reading: Performance. (line 59) * plus sign: Fundamental Structure. (line 25) * POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable: Environment Variables. (line 165) * print character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 60) * print non-matching lines: Matching Control. (line 51) * printable characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 60) * punct character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 63) * punctuation characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 63) * question mark: Fundamental Structure. (line 19) * quiet, silent: General Output Control. (line 86) * range expression: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 14) * recursive search: File and Directory Selection. (line 105) * recursive search <1>: File and Directory Selection. (line 113) * regular expressions: Regular Expressions. (line 6) * return status: Exit Status. (line 6) * rv GREP_COLORS capability: Environment Variables. (line 77) * searching directory trees: File and Directory Selection. (line 73) * searching directory trees <1>: File and Directory Selection. (line 83) * searching directory trees <2>: File and Directory Selection. (line 97) * searching directory trees <3>: File and Directory Selection. (line 105) * searching directory trees <4>: File and Directory Selection. (line 113) * searching for patterns: Introduction. (line 6) * sl GREP_COLORS capability: Environment Variables. (line 60) * space character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 68) * space characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 68) * special characters: Fundamental Structure. (line 6) * subexpression: Back-references and Subexpressions. (line 6) * suppress binary data: File and Directory Selection. (line 8) * suppress error messages: General Output Control. (line 95) * symbolic links: File and Directory Selection. (line 62) * symbolic links <1>: File and Directory Selection. (line 105) * symbolic links <2>: File and Directory Selection. (line 113) * tab-aligned content lines: Output Line Prefix Control. (line 41) * TERM environment variable: Environment Variables. (line 172) * translation of message language: Environment Variables. (line 160) * unspecified behavior in regular expressions: Problematic Expressions. (line 6) * upper character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 73) * upper-case letters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 73) * usage summary, printing: Generic Program Information. (line 7) * usage, examples: Usage. (line 6) * using grep, Q&A: Usage. (line 32) * variants of grep: grep Programs. (line 6) * version, printing: Generic Program Information. (line 12) * whitespace characters: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 68) * with filename prefix: Output Line Prefix Control. (line 18) * xdigit character class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 77) * xdigit class: Character Classes and Bracket Expressions. (line 77) * zero-terminated file names: Output Line Prefix Control. (line 50) * zero-terminated lines: Other Options. (line 43)