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wrong exit code when matches are found in grep
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@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ grep -c foo
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This is purely a stylistic issue. `grep` can count lines without piping to `wc`.
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Note that in many cases, this number is only used to see whether there are matches (i.e. `> 0`). In these cases, it's better and more efficient to use `grep -q` and check its exit status:
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Note that in many cases, this number is only used to see whether there are matches (i.e. `== 0`). In these cases, it's better and more efficient to use `grep -q` and check its exit status:
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```sh
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if grep -q pattern file
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