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fgrep

Fixed string grep (UNIX)

Syntax:

fgrep [-chilnqsvx]
      [-e expression | -f expression_file]...
      [file...]
fgrep [-chilnqsvx] expression [file...]

Options:

See grep for a complete listing.

Description:

The fgrep utility does a fixed-string grep (equivalent to grep -F). See the documentation for grep for details.

Exit status:

0

Lines were found matching the expression provided.

>0

An error occurred or no matching lines were found.

See also:

diff, find, grep, sort