NAME

fgrep — search a file for a fixed-string pattern (LEGACY)

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

The name fgrep is an obsolescent version equivalent to grep(1) -F .

A command invoking the fgrep utility with the -e option specified is equivalent to the command: grep -F [ -c| -l][-invx] -e pattern_list [file...]

A command invoking the fgrep utility with the -f option specified is equivalent to the command: grep -F [ -c| -l][-invx] -f pattern_list [file...]

A command invoking the fgrep utility with neither the -e nor the -f option operand specified is equivalent to the command: grep -F [ -c| -l][-invx] pattern_list [file...]

OPTIONS

Refer to grep(1) .

OPERANDS

Refer to grep(1) .

STDIN

Refer to grep(1) .

INPUT FILES

Refer to grep(1) .

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

Refer to grep(1) .

ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS

Refer to grep(1) .

STDOUT

Refer to grep(1) .

STDERR

Refer to grep(1) .

OUTPUT FILES

Refer to grep(1) .

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION

Refer to grep(1) .

EXIT STATUS

Refer to grep(1) .

CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS

Refer to grep(1) .

APPLICATION USAGE

Unlike grep(1) -F , multiple -e or -f options produce undefined results. Adjacent newline characters in the pattern operand or -e pattern_list option-argument also produce undefined results.

Applications should migrate to the grep -F command.

EXAMPLES

Refer to grep(1) .

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

Refer to grep(1) .

SEE ALSO

grep(1) .