Grep

Unix command line utility
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Grep

Summary

Grep is a standard UNIX utility or command[1]. Grep has Wikipedia articles in 35 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Grep is the creator of Q1107006[3].
  • Grep's instance of is recorded as standard UNIX utility or command[4].
  • Grep's developer is recorded as Q1107006[5].
  • Grep's operating system is recorded as Q11368[6].
  • Grep's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[7].
  • Grep's Commons category is recorded as Grep[8].
  • +1973-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Grep[9].
  • Grep's described at URL is recorded as http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/grep.html[10].
  • Grep's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/grep[11].
  • Grep's different from is recorded as GNU Grep[12].
  • Grep's reads environment variable is recorded as LANG[13].
  • Grep's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_ALL[14].
  • Grep's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_COLLATE[15].
  • Grep's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_CTYPE[16].
  • Grep's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_MESSAGES[17].
  • Grep's reads environment variable is recorded as NLSPATH[18].
  • Grep's has command line option is recorded as E[19].
  • Grep's has command line option is recorded as F[20].
  • Grep's has command line option is recorded as c[21].
  • Grep's has command line option is recorded as e[22].
  • Grep's has command line option is recorded as f[23].
  • Grep's has command line option is recorded as i[24].
  • Grep's has command line option is recorded as l[25].
  • Grep's has command line option is recorded as n[26].
  • Grep's has command line option is recorded as q[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Grep's instance of is recorded as standard UNIX utility or command[4].

Origins

+1973-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Grep[9].

Why It Matters

Grep has Wikipedia articles in 35 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_grep_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Grep}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/grep}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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