GrepΒΆ

  • Search file for keyword Error:

    grep "Error" mylogfile.log
    
  • Search file for keyword Error with case-insensitivity

    grep -i "error" mylogfile.log
    
  • Searching several words in file

    grep -Ei "error|exception|fatal" mylogfile.log
    
  • See more after and more before keyword in file:

    grep -A 10 -B 20 "exception" mylogfile.log
    

    Above grep will show 10 line after and 20 line before exception word in mylogfile.log

  • Search file and line with filename:

    grep -nrH MyMethodName *
    

    Above grep command will search files in current directory recursively with line and filename.

  • Search keyword in file and print only filename:

    grep -ril <keyword> <location>
    

    Usage: grep -ril “myword” .

  • Find keyword in file and print filename only

    grep -l "word" *