[SOLVED] matching a line with a literal asterisk "*" in grep

Issue

Tried

$ echo "$STRING" | egrep "(\*)"

and also

$ echo "$STRING" | egrep '(\*)'

and countless other variations. I just want to match a line that contains a literal asterisk anywhere in the line.

Solution

Try a character class instead

echo "$STRING" | egrep '[*]' 

Answered By - pavium