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09/27/2026
grep exit status: 0, 1 and 2 explained
grep exits 0 when it selected a line, 1 when it selected none, and 2 on an error. Here is what -q, -c, set -e and pipelines do to that.
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1 post tagged Bash.
09/27/2026
grep exits 0 when it selected a line, 1 when it selected none, and 2 on an error. Here is what -q, -c, set -e and pipelines do to that.