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Asked: 2026-05-25T19:37:05+00:00

I have a python script that reports how many times an error shows up

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I have a python script that reports how many times an error shows up in catalina.out within a 17 minute time period. Some errors contain more information, displayed in the next three lines beneath the error. Unfortunately the sentence I’m grepping for contains []. I don’t want to do a search using regular expressions. Is there a way to turn off the regular expression function and only do an exact search?

Here is an example of a sentence im searching for:

bob: [2012-08-30 02:58:57.326] ERROR: web.errors.GrailsExceptionResolver Exception occurred when processing request: [GET] /bob/event

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    (assuming you are using the standard grep command)

    Is there a way to turn off the regular expression function and only do an exact search?

    Sure, you can pass the -F flag to grep, like so:

    grep -F "[GET]" catalina.out

    Remember to put the search term in quotes, or else bash will interpret the brackets in a special way.

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