Linux Grep Command Game
Linux Grep Command Cheat Sheet
- Find a pattern:
grep 'pattern' filename
- Find a pattern case-insensitively:
grep -i 'pattern' filename
- Search recursively:
grep -r 'pattern' /path
- Show line numbers:
grep -n 'pattern' filename
- Invert match (lines that don't match):
grep -v 'pattern' filename
- Only matching part:
grep -o 'pattern' filename
- Show before/after context:
grep -C 5 'pattern' filename
- Show file names only:
grep -l 'pattern' filename
- Search for lines starting with a pattern:
grep '^pattern' filename
- Search for lines ending with a pattern:
grep 'pattern$' filename