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English
Etymology
From an idiomatic command sequence in the w:QED (text editor)|qed and w:ed (text editor)|ed text editors: �g/re/p�, meaning: globally search for a regular expression|regular expression and print.
Noun
grep
- A program which selects lines in a file which match a given pattern.
Verb
en-verb|grep|p|ing
- To use the program grep to search in a file.
- By extension, to search anything (perhaps a paper document by eye).
Derived terms
greppable
Translations
trans-top|use the program grep
Dutch: t|nl|greppen
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|search anything
Dutch: t|nl|greppen, t+|nl|zoeken
trans-mid
trans-bottom
External links
grep in the Jargon File
Albanian
Noun
grep m
- hook|Hook
Category:Albanian nouns
Norwegian
Noun
no-noun-n1
- A grasp.
Verb
grep
- Past tense of gripe.
Category:Norwegian verb forms
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