1fmlgrep(1F) FMLI Commands fmlgrep(1F)
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6 fmlgrep - search a file for a pattern
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9 fmlgrep [-b] [-c] [-i] [-l] [-n] [-s] [-v]
10 limited_regular_expression [filename]...
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14 fmlgrep searches filename for a pattern and prints all lines that con‐
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17 alphanumeric and special characters) like those described on the reg‐
18 exp(5) manual page to match the patterns. It uses a compact non-deter‐
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22 Be careful when using FMLI special characters (for instance, $, `, ',
23 ") in limited_regular_expression. It is safest to enclose the entire
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27 If filename is not specified, fmlgrep assumes standard input. Normally,
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34 -b Precede each line by the block number on which it was found. This
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78 ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
79 │ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
80 ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
81 │Availability │SUNWcsu │
82 └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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85 egrep(1), fgrep(1), fmlcut(1F), grep(1), attributes(5), regexp(5)
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