grep

Last published : Oct 30, 2026
The following operations can be performed on "grep":

grep

Searches files or output for lines containing a match to the specified . By default, grep prints the matching lines.

Synopsis

grep <pattern>

Arguments

c Suppress normal output. Instead print a count of matching lines. With the -v option, count non-matching lines.
E Interpret <pattern> as an extended regular expression.
i Ignore case distinctions.
v Invert the sense of matching, to select non-matching lines.
w Select only those lines containing matches that form whole words.
x Select only those matches that exactly match the whole line.
pattern The pattern (regular expression or text string) for which to search.

Example

show ns info | grep off -i