[from the qed/ed editor idiom g/re/p, where re stands for a regular
expression, to Globally search for the Regular Expression and Print
the lines containing matches to it, via {Unix} grep(1)] To rapidly
scan a file or set of files looking for a particular string or
pattern (when browsing through a large set of files, one may speak of
grepping around). By extension, to look for something by pattern.
"Grep the bulletin board for the system backup schedule, would you?"
See also {vgrep}.
[It has been alleged that the source is from the title of a paper "A
General Regular Expression Parser", but dmr confirms the g/re/p
etymology --ESR]
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {documentation}{eyeball search}{kiboze}{vgrep}]