Command-line tool

grep

brew/grep

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GNU grep, egrep and fgrep

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install grep

macOS

brew install grep

Linux

brew install grep

View documentation for the original command

tldr egrep

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