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How to grep for case insensitive string in a file?

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How do I find a string without case sensitive?

To compare strings without case sensitivity, fold the values using tolower() or toupper() . Using tolower() or toupper() or the above in either order makes no difference when looking for equality, but can make an order difference.

Which grep option will ignore case in the search?

the grep Case Insensitive With the -i Option The grep command's -i option can perform a case-insensitive search. For a case-insensitive search, the search pattern THANOS matches Thanos , ThaNos , or ThanoS . The ignore-case option is a more extended variant of the -i option.

Does grep match case?

Grep is case-sensitive by default hence it shows the perceptibility of both upper and lower cases in the file.

Which option will find string ILP in a file case-insensitive?

Case insensitive search : The -i option enables to search for a string case insensitively in the given file.


You can use the -i flag which makes your pattern case insensitive:

grep -iF "success..." file1

Also, there is no need for cat. grep takes a file with the syntax grep <pattern> <file>. I also used the -F flag to search for a fixed string to avoid escaping the ellipsis.