Issue
I'm trying to use grep files in a Linux directory searching for lines which contain the string **Post. The * character is a wildcard, and I can't figure out how to make it literal for this search. For example \*\*Post doesn't work. What's the proper way of escaping the * character so it can be used literally in this case?
Solution
I tested with a file containing the following text:
**Post
*Post
Post
And I would like to grep only the one with **Post
My command is the following
grep -irn "\*\*Post"
The double quote is important.
The result of the command is
a.txt:1:**Post
While the following command
grep -irn "\*Post"
outputs
a.txt:1:**Post
a.txt:2:*Post
Answered By - Pat. ANDRIA