Shell Regex: Match Strings in Linux Shell

To match a string using shell regular expressions, you can use the following method:

  1. Utilize the grep command:
  2. Return “hello” from the phrase “hello world”.
  3. Output: The result / The outcome / The output
  4. Greetings, planet Earth.
  5. Utilize the expr command:
  6. Check if the string starts with “hello”
  7. Output: The result/printed output
  8. hi
  9. Express with the use of double brackets:
  10. If the string contains “hello”, then the matching is successful.
  11. Output: produce or generate
  12. successfully matched
  13. Use a case statement:
  14. if the string includes “hello”, then echo “Match successful”
  15. Output:

    to put it simply

  16. Match successful.

These methods can all be used to match strings, and the specific method to use depends on your needs and context.

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