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# 📘 **Using `grep` in Linux/Unix**
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`grep` (Global Regular Expression Print) is a powerful command-line utility used to search for text patterns in files. Below are common variations of the `grep` command with examples and explanations.
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## 🔍 Basic Search
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```bash
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grep "hello" file1
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```
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**Description**:
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Searches for lines containing the word `hello` in `file1`. The search is **case-sensitive**.
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## 🔍 Case-Insensitive Search
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```bash
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grep -i "hello" file1
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```
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**Description**:
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Performs a **case-insensitive** search for `hello` in `file1`. Matches `hello`, `Hello`, `HELLO`, etc.
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## 🔢 Show Line Numbers
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```bash
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grep -n "hello" file1
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```
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**Description**:
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Displays matching lines **with their line numbers**.
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## 🔢 Case-Insensitive with Line Numbers
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```bash
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grep -in "hello" file1
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```
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**Description**:
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Combines `-i` and `-n` to show line numbers and ignore case.
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## 🚫 Invert Match
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```bash
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grep -v "hello" file1
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```
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**Description**:
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Shows lines that **do NOT** contain the word `hello`.
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## 🚫 Invert, Ignore Case, and Show Line Numbers
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```bash
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grep -ivn "hello" file1
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```
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**Description**:
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Combines all the above:
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* `-i`: Ignore case
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* `-v`: Invert match
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* `-n`: Show line numbers
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Shows all lines that **don’t contain** `hello`, regardless of case, and includes line numbers.
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## ✅ Summary of Flags
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| Flag | Description |
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| ---- | -------------------------- |
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| `-i` | Ignore case |
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| `-n` | Show line numbers |
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| `-v` | Invert the match (exclude) |
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