Exit Status (GNU Grep 3.7)
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2.3 Exit Status
Normally the exit status is 0 if a line is selected, 1 if no lines were selected, and 2 if an error occurred. However, if the -q or --quiet or --silent option is used and a line is selected, the exit status is 0 even if an error occurred. Other grep implementations may exit with status greater than 2 on error.
