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how to exclude multiple pattern using grep

I want to exclude both "*log*" and ./tags from grep.

What i do is:

grep -rI "PatternToSearch" ./path --exclude="*log*"

or this:

grep -rI "PatternToSearch" ./path --exclude="tags"

is it possible to merge both exclude patterns in one grep?

Solution

  • Try below:

     grep -rI "PatternToSearch" ./path --exclude={*log*,tags}

    Just use "," to separate patterns.

    Seems duplicated with how do I use the grep --include option for multiple file types?