Qgrep Syntax

qgrep [-?] [B] [E] [L] [O] [X] [l] [n] [z] [v] [x] [y] [-e string] [-f file] [-i file] [strings] [files]

Where:

-?, /?

displays command-line syntax.

-B

matches pattern at beginning of line.

-E

matches pattern at end of line.

-L

treats search strings literally.

-O

prints seek offset before each matching line.

-X

treats search strings as regular expressions.

-l

prints only the file name if the file contains a match.

-n

prints line numbers before each matching line.

-z

prints matching lines in MSC error message format.

-v

prints only lines that do not contain a match.

-x

prints lines that match exactly.

-y

treats upper- and lower-case as equivalent.

-e string

treats the next argument as a literal search string.

-f file

reads search strings from file.

-i file

reads file list from file.

strings

the search string(s). White space separates search strings unless the argument is prefixed with -e. For example,

qgrep "all out" x.y

means find either "all" or "out" in x.y, while

qgrep -e "all out" x.y

means find "all out".

files

The file(s) to search, which can include wildcard characters (* and ?).