[SOLVED] Linux search for word and show entire line

Issue

I have a very large log file (6 gig).

I want to search for 'Nov 12 2012' and print off each line.

I'm a linux novice and have no idea how this is done. Mostly likely will need a more option to view X number of lines and move forward thru the search.

Solution

grep --after-context=5 --before-context=10 'Nov 12 2012' yourfile.log

That'll show each line that contains your date text, as well as 10 lines of text BEFORE the line that matched, and 5 lines AFTER the line that matched.

Answered By - Marc B

Answer Checked By - Timothy Miller (WPSolving Admin)