tools: grep with color

add alias to .bash_aliases

 

cat .bash_aliases 
alias ll='ls -lha'
alias rm='rm -i'
alias cs='cd;ls'
alias grep='grep --color=always'

 

grep - highlight inside a highlight

 

You haven't hit a wall, but you've hit a |! (So unfortunately, no, you cannot do that without a major re-write of the grep source code.)

However, I like the idea, so if you want, feel free to file a bug at the FSF, or if you don't want to go through the effort, I'll file the bug for you! (just drop a comment)

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Fantastic question! I've already added:

alias grey-grep="GREP_COLOR='1;30' grep --color=always"
alias red-grep="GREP_COLOR='1;31' grep --color=always"
alias green-grep="GREP_COLOR='1;32' grep --color=always"
alias yellow-grep="GREP_COLOR='1;33' grep --color=always"
alias blue-grep="GREP_COLOR='1;34' grep --color=always"
alias magenta-grep="GREP_COLOR='1;35' grep --color=always"
alias cyan-grep="GREP_COLOR='1;36' grep --color=always"
alias white-grep="GREP_COLOR='1;37' grep --color=always"

to my bash.bashrc file!