Matches fixed strings in files. Equivalent to grep -F.
# To search for an exact string in a file:
fgrep <search_string> <path/to/file>
# To search only lines that match entirely in files:
fgrep -x <path/to/file1> <path/to/file2>
# To count the number of lines that match the given string in a file:
fgrep -c <search_string> <path/to/file>
# To show the line number in the file along with the line matched:
fgrep -n <search_string> <path/to/file>
# To display all lines except those that contain the search string:
fgrep -v <search_string> <path/to/file>
# To display filenames whose content matches the search string at least once:
fgrep -l <search_string> <path/to/file1> <path/to/file2>