8.33. Grep-3.6

The Grep package contains programs for searching through the contents of files.

Approximate build time: 0.8 SBU

Required disk space: 38 MB

8.33.1. Installation of Grep

Prepare Grep for compilation:

./configure --prefix=/usr --bindir=/bin

Compile the package:

make

To test the results, issue:

make check

Install the package:

make install

Installed programs: egrep, fgrep, and grep

egrep	Prints lines matching an extended regular expression
fgrep	Prints lines matching a list of fixed strings
grep	Prints lines matching a basic regular expression