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101-400 · Question #156

What is the effect on the grep command when the -v option is used?

The correct answer is D. It inverts the matching to select non-matching lines. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

What is the effect on the grep command when the -v option is used?

Options

  • AIt enables multi-line matching on the input.
  • BIt is a shortcut for the vgrep command.
  • CIt sets the verbose flag and increases the amount of information that is provided.
  • DIt inverts the matching to select non-matching lines.

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  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    8% (2)
  • C
    13% (3)
  • D
    75% (18)

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