grep
grep · greps · grepped · grepping
грепать, грепнуть
greppen
To use a program such as grep to search in a fileTo use a program such as grep to search in a file.
/ɡɹɛp/
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
use the program grep:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
use the program grep:
Meaning
2 sensesTo use a program such as grep to search in a file.
You can't grep dead trees.
greppen
грепатьgrepatʹ, грепнутьgrepnutʹ
(broadly)To search anything (perhaps a paper document by eye).
Origin
From an idiomatic command sequence in the qed and ed text editors: ‘g/re/p’, meaning: globFrom an idiomatic command sequence in the qed and ed text editors: ‘g/re/p’, meaning: globally search for a regular expression and print.
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Forms
greps, grepping, grepped, greppedTenses
grep · grepped · will grep · have greppedWord family
1 related wordsDerivedgreppable
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.