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Linux Proximity Text Search: Find Files with Two Words within 99 Characters

Use grep -P with word boundaries and quantifiers to find two specific words within a defined character distance in Linux files.

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Grep Search Text Patterns in ISO-8859-1 Encoded File: Accented Characters Stripped

Fix grep failing to match accented characters in ISO-8859-1 files by setting the LANG or LC_ALL environment variable to a Latin-1 locale.

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Counting Cells Containing Certain Text in Excel: Truck Number Database

Count cells containing specific text like TK or TKPB in an Excel truck number database using COUNTIF with wildcards.

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