How to use the Grep Command in Kali Linux- Search Files and Directories for Text Patterns

Grep is an acronym that stands for Global Regular Expression Print.

Grep is a Linux / Unix command-line tool used to search for a string of characters in a specified file. The text search pattern is called a regular expression. When it finds a match, it prints the line with the result. The grep command is handy when searching through large log files.

This tutorial will teach you how to use the different flags of the grep command to obtain a more accurate search pattern in a more efficient timeline.

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