How can I format my grep output to show line numbers at the end of the line, and also the hit count?

Question

I\'m using grep to match string in a file. Here is an example file:

example one,
example two null,
example three,
example four null,

grep

Answer 1

Just thought I'd something that might help you in the future. To search multiple string and output line numbers and browse thru the output, type:

egrep -ne 'null|three'

will show:

2:example two null,  
3:example three,  
4:example four null,   

egrep -ne 'null|three' | less

will display output in a less session

HTH Jun