grep

grep [options] PATTERN [FILE...]

grep [options] [-e PATTERN | -f FILE] [FILE...]

The grep command searches the named input files for lines containing a match to a given pattern. For more information about using the grep command, search http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi by specifying grep as the search keyword and by selecting the FreeBSD 6.2-Release option from the release list.

The following options are not supported by the Symbian version of the grep command:

• -b, --byte-offset

• --binary-files=TYPE

• --colour[=WHEN], --color[=WHEN]

• -D ACTION, --devices=ACTION

• -P, --perl-regexp

• -f FILE, --file=FILE

• -G, --basic-regexp

• --help

• -I

• --label=LABEL

• --line-buffered

• -U, --binary

• -u, --unix-byte-offsets

• -V, --version

• -y

• --null

• -Z, --decompress

• -J, --bz2decompress

Note: You cannot use the grep command to search for patterns by taking input from a standard input.