grep [-e|--regexp] [-k|--keys] [-v|--values] SEARCH PATH
grep
recursively searches the given SEARCH
substring in key and value pairs of given PATH
. To treat the search string as a regular-expression, add -e
or --regexp
to the end of the command. By default, both keys and values will be searched. If you would like to limit the search, you may add -k
or --keys
to the end of the command to search only a path's keys, or -v
or --values
to search only a path's values.
If you are looking for copies or just trying to find the path to a certain string, this command might come in handy.