Which symbol will be used with grep command to match the pattern pat at the beginning of a line ?
Correct answer: A. ^pat
- A. ^pat
- B. $pat
- C. pat$
- D. pat^
Explanation
In grep regular expressions, `^` anchors a pattern to the beginning of a line, so `^pat` matches lines that start with `pat`. The `$` symbol instead anchors a pattern to the end of a line.
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