cgrep(1)
| cgrep(1) | General Commands Manual | cgrep(1) |
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
Authors and contributors of the programs included in the libshell package are listed in the COPYING file.
BUGS
Report bugs to the authors.
| 2026-02-11 |