fmlgrep(1F)                      UNIX System V                      fmlgrep(1F)


NAME
      fmlgrep - search a file for a pattern

SYNOPSIS
      fmlgrep [options] limited_regular_expression [file . . .]

DESCRIPTION
      fmlgrep searches file for a pattern and prints all lines that contain
      that pattern.  The fmlgrep function uses limited regular expressions
      (expressions that have string values that use a subset of the possible
      alphanumeric and special characters) like those used with ed(1) to match
      the patterns.  It uses a compact non-deterministic algorithm.

      Be careful when using FMLI special characters (for example, $, `, ', ")
      in limited_regular_expression.  It is safest to enclose the entire
      limited_regular_expression in single quotes ' ... ' .

      If file is not specified, fmlgrep assumes standard input.  Normally, each
      line matched is copied to standard output.  The file name is printed
      before each line matched if there is more than one input file.

      Command line options are:

      -b    Precede each line by the block number on which it was found.  This
            can be useful in locating block numbers by context (first block is
            0).
      -c    Print only a count of the lines that contain the pattern.
      -i    Ignore upper/lower case distinction during comparisons.
      -l    Print only the names of files with matching lines, separated by
            new-lines.  Does not repeat the names of files when the pattern is
            found more than once.
      -n    Precede each line by its line number in the file (first line is 1).
      -s    Suppress error messages about nonexistent or unreadable files.
      -v    Print all lines except those that contain the pattern.

DIAGNOSTICS
      fmlgrep returns the following exit values:

      0  if the pattern is found (that is, TRUE)
      1  if the pattern is not found (that is, FALSE)
      2  if an invalid expression was used or file is inaccessible


NOTES
      Lines are limited to BUFSIZ characters; longer lines are truncated.
      BUFSIZ is defined in /usr/include/stdio.h.

      If there is a line with embedded nulls, fmlgrep will only match up to the
      first null; if it matches, it will print the entire line.





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SEE ALSO
      fmlcut(1F)
      ed(1), egrep(1), fgrep(1), grep(1) in the UNIX System V Programmer's
      Reference Manual


















































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