# fgrep(1)

## NAME

         fgrep - fixed grep

## SYNOPSIS

         fgrep [-cfhlnsv] [string_file] [string] [file] ...

## OPTIONS

         -c   Count matching lines and only print count, not the lines

         -f   Take strings from file named in following argument

         -h   Omit file headers from printout

         -l   List file names once only

         -n   Each line is preceded by its line number

         -s   Status only, no output

         -v   Print only lines not matching

## EXAMPLES

         fgrep % prog.c      # Print lines containing % sign

         fgrep -f pattern prog.c
                             # Take strings from pattern

## DESCRIPTION

         Fgrep is essentially the same as grep, except that it only  searches  for
         lines  containing  literal strings (no wildcard characters).  The pattern
         may consist of several lines with one string to search on each line.

## SEE ALSO

         cgrep(1), grep(1).