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Concept Index

This is a general index of all issues discussed in this manual, with the exception of the @command{grep} commands and command-line options.

a

  • after context
  • alphabetic characters
  • alphanumeric characters
  • asterisk

    • b

  • basic regular expressions
  • before context
  • binary files
  • binary files, DOS/Windows
  • blank characters
  • braces, one argument
  • braces, second argument omitted
  • braces, two arguments
  • Bugs, reporting
  • byte offset
  • byte offsets, on DOS/Windows

    • c

  • case insensitive search
  • case insensitive search, obsolete option
  • character classes
  • character type
  • classes of characters
  • context
  • context lines, after match
  • context lines, before match
  • control characters
  • counting lines

    • d

  • default options environment variable
  • digit characters
  • directory search
  • DOS byte offsets
  • DOS/Windows binary files

    • e

  • environment variables

    • f

  • FAQ about @command{grep} usage
  • files which don't match

    • g

  • graphic characters

    • h

  • hexadecimal digits

    • i

  • interval specifications
  • invert matching

    • l

  • language of messages
  • line numbering
  • lower-case alphabetic characters

    • m

  • match sub-expression at most once
  • match sub-expression n or more times
  • match sub-expression n times
  • match sub-expression zero or more times
  • match the whole line
  • matching basic regular expressions
  • matching extended regular expressions
  • matching fixed strings
  • matching whole words
  • memory mapped input
  • message language

    • n

  • names of matching files
  • national language support, national language support
  • NLS, NLS
  • no filename prefix
  • numeric characters

    • p

  • pattern from file
  • pattern list
  • plus sign
  • print non-matching lines
  • printable characters
  • punctuation characters

    • q

  • question mark
  • quiet, silent

    • r

  • recursive search
  • regular expressions

    • s

  • searching directory trees
  • Searching for a pattern.
  • space characters
  • suppress binary data
  • suppress error messages

    • t

  • translation of message language

    • u

  • upper-case alphabetic characters
  • Usage summary, printing
  • Usage, examples
  • Using @command{grep}, Q&A

    • v

  • Version, printing

    • w

  • whitespace characters
  • with filename prefix

    • x

  • xdigit class

    • z

  • zero-terminated file names
  • zero-terminated lines

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