NAME

cgrep - a simple filter, you can use to colorize output of any program

SYNOPSIS

cgrep [options] PATTERN [--] [FILE...]
cgrep [options] -e PATTERN [-e PATTERN1...] [--] [FILE...]

DESCRIPTION

Pattern format:

PATTERN := '/GREP-PATTERN/ [[TYPE] MODIFICATOR COLOR]...'

You can use any character instead of '/'.

TYPE := {foreground|background} or {fg|bg}

COLOR := {gray|black|blue|green|cyan|red|magenta|yellow|white}

MODIFICATORS := {bold|italic|underline|reverse} or {b|i|u|rev}

OPTIONS

-e, --pattern=PATTERN

use PATTERN as the pattern;

-f, --file=FILE

obtain patterns from FILE, one per line;

-i, --ignore-case

ignore case distinctions in the PATTERN;

-a, --all-lines

don't suppress unmatched lines;

-o, --one-match

highlight only first match of PATTERN;

-E, --regexp-extended

use extended regular expressions in the PATTERN;

-v, --verbose

print a message for each action;

-V, --version

print program version and exit;

-h, --help

show this text and exit.

ENVIRONMENT

COLOR_VIEWER

The name of the viewer.

AUTHOR

Written by Alexey Gladkov <legion@altlinux.org>

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to http://bugzilla.altlinux.org/

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2008-2016 Alexey Gladkov <legion@altlinux.org>
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

csed(1), tput(1).