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).