grep first match

sinanakyazici

Code: Shell/Bash

2021-01-26 03:59:55

Just combine grep with head command for filtering  only the first match as:
grep "match" | head -n 1   #Change 1 to not only match first but further matches

user9134

Code: Shell/Bash

2021-03-12 05:47:05

#Combine grep and tail for grepping until second match and filtering 
#last with tail command
grep -m2 "two" in-file.txt | tail -n1

Diamond Louis XIV

Code: Shell/Bash

2021-08-23 01:42:22

Just use flag -m to define number of occurrences to match:
grep -m1 pattern file

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