dgrep

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Dictionary Grep Search. Search words by regular expressions.

. is a wildcard character
* allows repetitions of the previous character (zero or more)
^ marks the beginning
$ marks the end
[] encloses a set of possibilities
Option -size specifies the word length.

Examples:

dgrep man
finds manager, batman, germanium, etc.

dgrep man..er
finds manager, womanizers, etc.

dgrep man.*er
finds manufacturer, commander, good-mannered, etc.

dgrep ^man.*er
finds manufacturer, but NOT commander

dgrep man.*er$
finds manufacturer, but NOT manufacturers

dgrep ^q[aeiou]*s$
finds queues, but NOT queens

dgrep man.*er -size 6
finds manner, but no manufacturer

76 uses - Created 2006-01-11 21:30:10 - Last used 2021-10-16 04:42:36

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