grep prints lines that match a pattern — the workhorse of log analysis and code search. It reads from files or stdin, so it pairs naturally with pipes: cat app.log | grep ERROR or simply grep ERROR app.log. Extended regex (-E) and fixed-string (-F) modes change how special characters behave.
Common invocations
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