grep Pocket Reference

A quick pocket reference for a utility every Unix user needs.

By John Bambenek, Agnieszka Klus
January 2009
Pages: 82
Series: Pocket References
ISBN 10: 0-596-15360-0 | ISBN 13: 9780596153601

Description

grep Pocket Reference is the first guide devoted to grep, the powerful Unix content-location utility. This handy book is ideal for system administrators, security professionals, developers, and others who want to learn more about grep and take new approaches with it -- for everything from mail filtering and system log management to malware analysis. The book includes useful information not contained in the current grep documentation.
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Learn methods for filtering large files for specific content
Acquire information not included in the current grep documentation
Get several tricks for using variants such as egrep
Keep key information about grep right at your fingertips

Find the answers you need about grep quickly and easily. If you're familiar with this utility, grep Pocket Reference will help you refresh your basic knowledge, understand rare situations, and work more efficiently. If you're new to grep, this book is the best way to get started.

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"Been using grep for quite some years. The book showed me some new tricks and some old forgotten ones."
-- Mark Hofman, Shearwater Solutions

"John and Agnieszka have a way of taking an arcane topic and making it very accessible. Thanks for the clarity!"
-- Rick Wanner, SaskTel

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