Name

pegrep — multi-line perl-regexp grep

Syntax

pegrep pattern file...

Description

Greps in a set of files for a given Perl regular expression pattern, spanning multiple lines, and shows the result with one line before and after for context.

Examples

	pegrep '}[\s\n]*else[\s\n]*{' $(find . -type f -name "*.cpp")

See also

hxtools(7), pesubst(1)

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