[SOLVED] grep + HTML angle brackets?

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Shohreh · #1 Post by **Shohreh** » 13 Sep 2023 06:29

Hello,

Unless there's a better alternative, I tried GNU grep 2.5.4 but it fails finding lines with HTML tags.

Is there a way in Windows10's cmd to accept angle brackets?

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C:\>grep --version

C:\>grep --help

C:\>grep

C:\>grep -Poha "<h2>" input.html

C:\>grep -Poha "^<h2^>" input.html

Thank you.

mataha · #2 Post by **mataha** » 13 Sep 2023 06:54

May I recommend ripgrep instead?

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> rg --pcre2 --text --only-matching --no-filename "<html>" index.html
1:<html>

> rg -PoIa "<html>" index.html
1:<html>

Although cmd should have no problems accepting angle brackets as long as they're within quotes.
The following is equivalent:

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> rg --pcre2 --text --only-matching --no-filename ^<html^> index.html
1:<html>

#3 Post by **dbenham** » 13 Sep 2023 07:40

The following works fine for me on GNU grep 2.5.1

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C:\>grep -Poha "<h2>" input.html

Windows command line treats quoted angle brackets as literals. I don't think this is a command line issue, unless possibly your actual command is more complicated than what you are showing, causing the search string to not be quoted as you think.

So either this is simply a grep issue, in which case this is not the correct forum.

Or if this really is a command line issue then you need to show a specific case that is failing, with test file, failing command line, and result.

Shohreh · #4 Post by **Shohreh** » 14 Sep 2023 08:00

Thanks for the infos.

Turns out the "Binaries" file also requires the "Dependencies", which I missed.

https://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/grep.htm

It's working OK.

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