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GREP equivalent for Windows OS through Python script
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On Windows, you can achieve similar functionality to the grep
command in Unix-like systems using Python by utilizing regular expressions and file handling. Here's an example Python script that emulates the basic functionality of grep
:
pythonimport re
def grep(pattern, file_path):
with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
lines = file.readlines()
for line_number, line in enumerate(lines, start=1):
if re.search(pattern, line):
print(f"{file_path}:{line_number}:{line.strip()}")
# Usage example
pattern = r'example'
file_path = 'path/to/file.txt'
grep(pattern, file_path)
In this script:
- The
grep
function takes a regular expression pattern and a file path as arguments. - The
open
function is used to open the file specified byfile_path
. - The
readlines
method reads all lines from the file and stores them in thelines
list. - The
enumerate
function is used to get both the line number and the line content. - The
re.search
function searches for the specified pattern within each line. - If a match is found, the line is printed with the file path, line number, and the line content stripped of leading/trailing whitespace.
You can customize the regular expression pattern and the file path to suit your specific requirements. The re
module in Python provides powerful regular expression capabilities, allowing you to perform complex matching operations similar to the functionality provided by grep
.