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# grep
- Matches patterns in input text
- Supports simple patterns and regular expressions
## Search for an exact string
`grep something FILE`
## Use a regex instead of a word
`grep -e ^regex$ FILE`
## See 3 lines of context
`grep -C 3 something FILE`
## Print the count of matches
`grep -c something FILE`
## Use the standard input instead
`cat FILE | grep something`