# Re: Grep via Ruby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-grep-via-ruby/64547>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 7, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-grep-via-ruby/64547 "2006-02-07T21:50:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gennady_B)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-grep-via-ruby/64547/1 "2006-02-07T21:50:41Z")

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Sorry if it was mentioned already (and not to discourage the OP, of  
course), but what’s wrong with “grep -i”? Isn’t it case-insensitive  
enough? 😉

Gennady.

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**Author:** ![Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gennady_B)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 9:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-grep-via-ruby/64547/2 "2006-02-09T09:03:30Z")

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Gennady B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Sorry if it was mentioned already (and not to discourage the OP, of  
> course), but what’s wrong with “grep -i”? Isn’t it case-insensitive  
> enough? 😉

There’s always glark [[glark.sourceforge.net](http://glark.sourceforge.net)]

martin