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grep......Search Files
grep option(s) pattern file(s)
PURPOSE
The grep command searches a file or multiple files for text strings (referred to as patterns or expressions), and displaying the results of the search on the screen.
The grep command is a relative of the fgrep and egrep commands and is considered the most limited of the lot.
OPTIONS
| -A num | Displays num of lines after the matched pattern. |
| -b | Returns the block number of the matched line. |
| -B num | Displays num of lines before the matched pattern. |
| -c | Returns the number of matches without listing the actual matches. |
| -C | Displays two lines before and after the matched pattern. |
| -e pattern | Searches for pattern when pattern begins with a hyphen (-). |
| -f file | Uses a pattern from file. |
| -h | Lists lines with matches without listing the files that contain them. |
| -i | Ignores case when matching. |
| -l | Lists files with matches without listing the actual matches. |
| -L | Lists files that dont contain matching lines. |
| -n | Lists matched lines and their line numbers. |
| -s | Suppresses error messages. |
| -v | Lists lines that do not match the pattern. |
| -w | Lists only whole words that are matched. |
| -x | Lists only whole lines that are matched. |
| -num | Displays num lines before and after the matched pattern. |
EXAMPLE
$ grep mail pixmap *
This searches the current directoryas noted with *for the string mail pixpap.
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grodvi......Converts Groff to DVI
grodvi option(s) filename(s)
PURPOSE
The grodvi command converts groff output to the TeX DVI format.
OPTIONS
| -d | Does not use tpic specials to implement drawing commands. |
| -Fdir | Searches the directory dir/devdvi for font and device description files. |
| -wn | Sets the default line thickness to n thousandths of an em. |
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groff......Document Formatting
groff option(s) filename(s)
PURPOSE
The groff command is a front end to the groff document-formatting commands. It typically runs the troff program and a postprocessor to prepare documents for a specific device.
The postprocessor is specified by the postpro command in the device-description file.
DEVICES
| ps | PostScript printers and previewers (default) |
| dvi | TeX DVI format |
| X75 | X Window 75-dpi previewer |
| X100 | X Window 100-dpi previewer |
| ascii | Line printers with no formatting |
| latin1 | Line printers with the ISO Latin-1 character set. |
OPTIONS
| -e | Preprocesses with eqn. |
| -p | Preprocesses with pic. |
| -R | Preprocesses with refer. |
| -s | Preprocess with soelim. |
| -t | Preprocesses with tbl. |
| -V | Prints a pipeline without executing it. |
| -z | Suppresses output from troff; prints error messages. |
| -Z | Overrides postprocessing output from troff. |
| -Parg | Passes arg to the postprocessor. |
| -l | Sends output to a printer. |
| -Larg | Passes arg to the spooler. |
| -Tdev | Prepares output for dev. The default is ps. |
| -X | Previews with gxditview instead of using the usual postprocessor. |
| -N | Doesnt allow newlines with eqn delimiters. |
| -S | Runs in safer mode. |
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grolj4......Groff for Laserjet 4
grolj4 option(s) filename(s)
PURPOSE
The grolj4 is a groff driver for the H-P Laserjet 4 family, producing output in PCL5 format.
OPTIONS
| -cn | Prints n copies of each page. |
| -Fdir | Searches directory dir/devlj4 for font and device-description files. |
| -l | Prints the document with a landscape orientation. |
| -p size | Sets the paper size to size: letter, legal, executive, a4, com10, monarch, c5, b5, or dl. |
| -wn | Sets the default line thickness to n thousandths of an em. |
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