fgrep
- Version 4.0 and earlier: fgrep() function not available.
- Version 5.0 and later: fgrep() function available.
Description
The fgrep() function runs the policy server host’s fgrep command using the provided arguments and files, and returns the result as a string.
Not supported in Endpoint Privilege Management for Linux (EPM-L).
Syntax
fgrep ([fgrep-arguments, ] search-pattern, filename-or-template [, filenameor-template …]);
Arguments
| fgrep-arguments | Optional. Switch arguments to the policy server host’s fgrep command. Refer to the policy server host’s fgrep documentation for specifics. |
| search-pattern | Required. The regular expression to search for. |
| filename-or-template | Required. A file name, possibly with wildcards to search for the search-pattern. |
Return Values
A string that contains the output of fgrep.
result = fgrep ("-w", "word", "filename");
result = fgrep ("pattern", "manynames*");
