fgrep(1)

NAME

     fgrep - fixed grep

SYNOPSIS

     fgrep [-cfhlnsv] [string_file] [string] [file] ...

OPTIONS

     -c   Count matching lines and only print count, not the lines

     -f   Take strings from file named in following argument

     -h   Omit file headers from printout

     -l   List file names once only

     -n   Each line is preceded by its line number

     -s   Status only, no output

     -v   Print only lines not matching

EXAMPLES

     fgrep % prog.c      # Print lines containing % sign

     fgrep -f pattern prog.c
                         # Take strings from pattern

DESCRIPTION

     Fgrep is essentially the same as grep, except that it only  searches  for
     lines  containing  literal strings (no wildcard characters).  The pattern
     may consist of several lines with one string to search on each line.

SEE ALSO

     cgrep(1), grep(1).