How to exclude name of directory from results when using grep recursively

Asked Jan 29 '20 at 13:22

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I am trying to extract a pattern using grep -r. It works, except the name of the directory also gets printed out. I just need it to print out the patterns it finds instead of including the path to the pattern.

Code:

grep -r <pattern> */<file_name_pattern>

Results:

<path_to_pattern>:<pattern_result>
<path_to_pattern>:<pattern_result>
<path_to_pattern>:<pattern_result>
... etc

I just want:

<pattern_result>
<pattern_result>
<pattern_result>
...etc

edited Jan 29 '20 at 13:40

asked Jan 29 '20 at 13:22

Luther_Blissett

5

`man grep | grep filename` : -H, --with-filename ; -h, --no-filename – Aaron Jan 29 '20 at 13:32
I must have looked at the --help a hundred times and I didn't spot -h. Embarrassing.. – Luther_Blissett Jan 29 '20 at 13:38
An alternative solution (that I do not recommend) could be: `grep -r PATTERN | cut -d':' -f2` – Davide Spataro Jan 29 '20 at 13:39

How to exclude name of directory from results when using grep recursively

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