grep.
A program which selects lines in a file which match a given pattern.
Meaning & usage
A program which selects lines in a file which match a given pattern.
Where this word comes from
From an idiomatic command sequence in the qed and ed text editors: ‘g/re/p’, meaning: globally search for a regular expression and print.
To use a program such as grep to search in a file.
You can't grep dead trees.
To search anything (perhaps a paper document by eye).
Where this word comes from
From an idiomatic command sequence in the qed and ed text editors: ‘g/re/p’, meaning: globally search for a regular expression and print.
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