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

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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
    3% (1)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    8% (3)
  • D
    88% (35)

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#grep#inverted matching#command options#text filtering

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