Definition of grep in US English:
grep
nounPlural greps ɡrepɡrep
Computing A Unix command used to search files for the occurrence of a string of characters that matches a specified pattern.
Example sentencesExamples
- The quickest way of finding those messages is by using grep.
- In fact, it works a lot like grep: if you give a snippet of your e-mail address or some other text as your key identifier, gpg will match the first key whose user ID contains the string.
- The log contains data from many months, not only January 2004, so the first order of business is to use grep to limit our data set.
- I am obviously not the only person who has ever reverted to grep and find after failing to remember where a particular file is stored on a web site.
- This utility will search through your mail log file using grep and display important statistics gleaned from that file: largest messages, source of most messages, etc.
verbgrepped, greps, grepping ɡrepɡrep
[with object]Computing Search for (a string of characters) using grep.
Example sentencesExamples
- They plan to assemble the data and grep for various key words and names in hopes of stumbling upon the passphrases of known and suspected evildoers.
- This is so derivative, but I want these links here when I grep my archives.
- Simply grep for " FAIL’ in the logs, and these entries will stand right out.
- With tvguide, I can grab what's on the site quickly, grep it and tune in something interesting on my TV card.
- It's not too hard to grep the logs for ‘error’ or ‘warning’ and include that in the email, too.
Origin
From the initial letters of g lobal(ly) search r egular e xpression p rint.