Match Multiple String Patterns

To find multiple string patterns in an input file or stream, these commands are equivalent:

• sed -n -e "/pattern1/p" -e "/pattern2/p". -n suppresses printing all input lines.
• sed -n -r -e "/pattern1|pattern2/p". -r enables extended regular expressions.
• grep -e "pattern1" -e "pattern2"..
• grep -E "pattern1|pattern2". -E enables extended regular expressions.
• findstr "pattern1 pattern2". You have to delimit the patterns in a single string argument. To find strings containing white spaces, you have to use the \s (whitespace) character class in your pattern.