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# fgrep

> Matches fixed strings in files.
> Equivalent to `grep -F`.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/grep/manual/grep.html>.

- Search for an exact string in a file:

`fgrep {{search_string}} {{path/to/file}}`

- Search only lines that match entirely in one or more files:

`fgrep {{[-x|--line-regexp]}} {{search_string}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`

- Count the number of lines that match the given string in a file:

`fgrep {{[-c|--count]}} {{search_string}} {{path/to/file}}`

- Show the line number in the file along with the line matched:

`fgrep {{[-n|--line-number]}} {{search_string}} {{path/to/file}}`

- Display all lines except those that contain the search string:

`fgrep {{[-v|--invert-match]}} {{search_string}} {{path/to/file}}`

- Display filenames whose content matches the search string at least once:

`fgrep {{[-l|--files-with-matches]}} {{search_string}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`
