Grep is a UNIX/LINUX utility that searches the named input FILE/s for lines containing a match to the
given PATTERN.
dmesg | grep -i 'usb'
here the dmesg command is piped through grep to extract any patterned data matching 'usb'. The -i switch is used to tell grep to ignore the case of the letters 'usb'.
"I grep'd your product'smanual, but found nothing about 'what to do if product is on fire'."
By Ranna
Grepping
From an idiomatic command sequence in the qed and ed text editors: āg/re/pā, meaning: globally search for a regular expression and print, The manual action 'grepping' is often used to denote searching for and returning information to another person.
The past tense form of "grep". To search using the unix-like command line tool with the same name.
Bob: I've grepped through the access logs, but I can't find anyone unauthorized to access the server!
Alice: Are you sure? I've received reports of the server security being subpar
By Prue
Grep
A small amount of deformation. typically a failedPhotoshop of an individual that bulges the face.
some information you found when you're exhaustively searching through massive amounts of data for something that is seemingly useful, yet it ends up being meaningless in the long run.
1. Someone who performs mundane tasks everyday, just like a white blood cell. The "Fodder Consciousness" Theory.
2. Someone good at looking for a needle in a hay stack.
3. GrepGrok's biatch.
4. A person who is always searching for and finding answers.
1. Behind every great mind....there is a grep monkey.
2. What looks to be a long day gets much easier when you have a grep monkey around.
3. I told you what I need, now get to it you grep monkey.
4. Nothing gets past that grep monkey.
