grep
- Version 4.0 and earlier: grep() function not available.
- Version 5.0 and later: grep() function available.
Description
The grep() function runs the policy server host’s grep 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
grep ([grep-arguments, ] search-pattern, filename-or-template [, filename-ortemplate …]);
Arguments
| grep-arguments | Optional. Switch arguments to the policy server host’s grep command. Refer to the policy server host’s grep 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 containing the output of grep.
result = grep ("-w", "word", "filename");
result = grep ("pattern", "manynames*");
