Problem:
I'm using grep to search for an error and want to display the surrounding lines also as they contain related information. How to do that?
Solution:
Using grep -C <# of lines to show above and below> <search> <file>
The following prints the matched line, along with the 5 lines surrounding it.
$ grep -C 5 "search" sample_text
Also we can use grep -A or -B to display number of lines above or below the matched line.
The following prints the matched line, along with the 5 lines after it.
$ grep -A 5 "search" sample_text
The following prints the matched line, along with the 5 lines before it.
$ grep -B 5 "search" sample_text
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