Linux Grep Command Maker Tool

The grep stands for "global regular expression print”

For searching text patterns in files, you may use the grep command in Linux.

You may use this command in Linux or Unix based systems.

Use our comprehensive tool (Bookmark it!) below for creating grep commands on the fly.

Basic Matching Options
Specify a pattern to search for.
Obtain patterns from the specified file.
Ignore case distinctions during the search.
Match only whole words.
Match only whole lines.
Output Customization
Display the number of matching lines.
List files without matching lines.
List files that contain matches.
Print only the matched parts of lines.
Prefix each output line with its line number.
Highlight matches in the output.
Use a custom label for input file standard input.
Matching Control
Select only non-matching lines.
Stop reading after the specified number of matches.
Suppress output; useful for testing if a match exists.
Handle binary files as binary, text, or without-match.
Recursive Search Options
Read all files under each directory recursively.
Same as -r, but follows symbolic links.
Skip files matching the specified pattern.
Skip directories matching the specified pattern.
Search only files matching the specified pattern.
Regular Expression and Pattern Matching
Interpret patterns as extended regular expressions (ERE).
Interpret patterns as basic regular expressions (BRE, default).
Interpret patterns as Perl-compatible regular expressions (PCRE).
Interpret patterns as fixed strings (no regular expressions).
Specify a regular expression to match.
Ignore case when matching file names.
Context Control
Print lines of trailing context after matching lines.
Print lines of leading context before matching lines.
Print lines of context around matching lines.
Performance and Advanced Options
Flush output on every line; useful for streaming.
Force binary matching.
Process binary files as text.
Exclude files matching patterns from a specified file.
Include files matching patterns from a specified file.
Debugging and Testing
Display detailed information for debugging.
Suppress all error messages.
Output a null character after file names.
Generated Command:
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