RTFM

       -n, --line-number
              Prefix  each  line of output with the 1-based line number
within
              its input file.  (-n is specified by POSIX.)


On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 11:49 PM, Mike <[email protected]> wrote:

> I am using grep to search for strings in a block of code. The man page
> for grep says that "By default, grep prints the matching lines". Yet
> the system only tells me when there is a match; it doesn't print the
> relevant lines. I searched this group and the web for "grep output"
> and found nothing useful. How can I get grep to print out lines
> containing a match?
>
> $ grep graphic gnuchess-5.0*
> Binary file gnuchess-5.05.tar matches
> Binary file gnuchess-5.06.tar matches
> Binary file gnuchess-5.07.tar matches
>
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