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BlueSkies
Asked: 2019-11-24 11:34:17 +0800 CST

How to scan Terminal output for a string?

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I want to search Terminal output from a command for a string and display only the lines that include that string.

How can I do it?

I'm interested in searching the Terminal output, not a file. I have tried

ls --help | grep '--l '

but that gave me error.

command-line search

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer
    command-name | grep 'STRING'

    If STRING starts with '-' or '--', it's necessary to utilize one of the following formats:

    command-name | grep \\'STRING'
command-name | grep -e 'STRING'
command-name | grep -- 'STRING'
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