6.27. Grep-2.7

The Grep package contains programs for searching through files.

Approximate build time: 0.1 SBU

Required disk space: 7.3 MB

6.27.1. 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