| Domain | Definition | ||
| Computing | Egrep An extended version of the Unix command grep. Egrep accepts extended regular expressions (RE) including "*" following multi-character REs; "+" (one or more matches); "?" (zero or one matches); "|" separating two REs matches either. REs may be bracketed with (). Despite its additional complexity, egrep is usually faster that fgrep or grep. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. | ||
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: EGREP
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| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| EGREP | English | Extended Global Regular Expression Print | Computer - (Unix, GREP) | |
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