By default, grep matches the given string/pattern  if it found as a substring in a file. 

- You can display the lines that are not matched with the specified search sting pattern using the *-v* option.

- The *-w* option to grep makes it match only the whole words.

- We can make the grep to display only the matched string by using the *-o* option.

- The *^* regular expression pattern specifies the start of a line. This can be used in grep to match the lines which start with the given string or pattern.

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DATAFILE

The datafile  contains aggregate individual statistics for 67 NBA seasons. from basic box-score attributes such as points, assists, rebounds etc., to more advanced money-ball like features such as Value Over Replacement.

Take a look in
link:https://git.swarmlab.io:3000/llo/LabLearningObject/src/branch/master/data/nba_statistics_glossary[Glossary^]
for a detailed column description

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE:  LLO_DATAFILE

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