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This isn’t as good an answer as you (and Cyrus) think. It has the effect of treating the entire file as a single line. Therefore, (1) if the file is very large, there may be a possibility of running out of memory, and (2) if the file doesn’t contain the pattern at all, then nothing will be output. And you’re right; it isn’t universally available. (But then again, --color isn’t standard either.)

G-Man Says 'Reinstate Monica'
– G-Man Says 'Reinstate Monica'

2017-02-06 04:43:48 +00:00
Commented Feb 6, 2017 at 4:43
What version of grep is this supported on? On grep 2.5.4, -z doesn't seem available...

Alex
– Alex

2017-06-29 22:29:47 +00:00
Commented Jun 29, 2017 at 22:29

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