How to Install grep software package in Debian 9 (Stretch)

How to Install grep software package in Debian 9 (Stretch)

grep software package provides GNU grep, egrep and fgrep, you can install in your Debian 9 (Stretch) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install grep 

grep is installed in your system.

Make ensure the grep package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep grep *

You will get with grep package name, version, architecture and description in a table

grep package basic information:

Distro Debian 9 stretch
Section Utilities
Package grep
Version 2.26-1
Description GNU grep, egrep and fgrep
Sub Section Utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove grep software package from Debian 9 (Stretch)?