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grep

linux

Unix command-line utility for searching plain-text data for lines matching a regular expression pattern

Pronunciation

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grep

/ɡrɛp/

One syllable, rhymes with 'prep'. Acronym for 'Global Regular Expression Print', originating from the ed editor command 'g/re/p'. Always pronounced as a single word, never spelled out.

Source: pubs.opengroup.org(official spec)

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