How to Install pcregrep software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install pcregrep software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

pcregrep software package provides grep utility that uses perl 5 compatible regexes., you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install pcregrep 

pcregrep is installed in your system.

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

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep pcregrep *

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

pcregrep package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Utilities
Package pcregrep
Version 1:8.31-2ubuntu2.2 [amd64, i386
Description grep utility that uses perl 5 compatible regexes.
Sub Section Utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove pcregrep software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?