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).