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This is the default. - - <br><dt><samp><span class="option">-E</span></samp><dt><samp><span class="option">--extended-regexp</span></samp><dd><a name="index-g_t_002dE-183"></a><a name="index-g_t_002d_002dextended_002dregexp-184"></a><a name="index-matching-extended-regular-expressions-185"></a>Interpret the pattern as an extended regular expression (ERE). -(<samp><span class="option">-E</span></samp> is specified by POSIX.) - - <br><dt><samp><span class="option">-F</span></samp><dt><samp><span class="option">--fixed-strings</span></samp><dd><a name="index-g_t_002dF-186"></a><a name="index-g_t_002d_002dfixed_002dstrings-187"></a><a name="index-matching-fixed-strings-188"></a>Interpret the pattern as a list of fixed strings, separated -by newlines, any of which is to be matched. -(<samp><span class="option">-F</span></samp> is specified by POSIX.) - - <br><dt><samp><span class="option">-P</span></samp><dt><samp><span class="option">--perl-regexp</span></samp><dd><a name="index-g_t_002dP-189"></a><a name="index-g_t_002d_002dperl_002dregexp-190"></a><a name="index-matching-Perl-regular-expressions-191"></a>Interpret the pattern as a Perl regular expression. +</p> +</dd> +<dt><samp>-E</samp></dt> +<dt><samp>--extended-regexp</samp></dt> +<dd><a name="index-_002dE"></a> +<a name="index-_002d_002dextended_002dregexp"></a> +<a name="index-matching-extended-regular-expressions"></a> +<p>Interpret the pattern as an extended regular expression (ERE). +(<samp>-E</samp> is specified by POSIX.) +</p> +</dd> +<dt><samp>-F</samp></dt> +<dt><samp>--fixed-strings</samp></dt> +<dd><a name="index-_002dF"></a> +<a name="index-_002d_002dfixed_002dstrings"></a> +<a name="index-matching-fixed-strings"></a> +<p>Interpret the pattern as a list of fixed strings (instead of regular +expressions), separated by newlines, any of which is to be matched. +(<samp>-F</samp> is specified by POSIX.) +</p> +</dd> +<dt><samp>-P</samp></dt> +<dt><samp>--perl-regexp</samp></dt> +<dd><a name="index-_002dP"></a> +<a name="index-_002d_002dperl_002dregexp"></a> +<a name="index-matching-Perl-regular-expressions"></a> +<p>Interpret the pattern as a Perl regular expression. This is highly experimental and -‘<samp><span class="samp">grep -P</span></samp>’ may warn of unimplemented features. - - </dl> - - <p>In addition, -two variant programs <samp><span class="command">egrep</span></samp> and <samp><span class="command">fgrep</span></samp> are available. -<samp><span class="command">egrep</span></samp> is the same as ‘<samp><span class="samp">grep -E</span></samp>’. -<samp><span class="command">fgrep</span></samp> is the same as ‘<samp><span class="samp">grep -F</span></samp>’. +‘<samp>grep -P</samp>’ may warn of unimplemented features. +</p> +</dd> +</dl> + +<p>In addition, +two variant programs <code>egrep</code> and <code>fgrep</code> are available. +<code>egrep</code> is the same as ‘<samp>grep -E</samp>’. +<code>fgrep</code> is the same as ‘<samp>grep -F</samp>’. Direct invocation as either -<samp><span class="command">egrep</span></samp> or <samp><span class="command">fgrep</span></samp> is deprecated, +<code>egrep</code> or <code>fgrep</code> is deprecated, but is provided to allow historical applications that rely on them to run unmodified. +</p> + + - </body></html> +</body> +</html>
