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I'm trying to run the following command in windows. I've managed to install cURL, but Grep still fails to identify as a command.
curl -k --silent "http://192.168.1.135:88/cgi-bin/CGIProxy.fcgi?cmd=getDevState&usr=USERNAME&pwd=PASSWORD" | grep -oP "(?<=motionDetectAlarm>).*?(?=</motionDetectAlarm>)"
Is there an alternative command or a way to install Grep onto Windows?
Update
I've installed Grep and added the following to my Path variables, both system and user, and restarted to no avail.
C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuWin32
Have you installed grep? If so, make sure it is in your path. If you haven't installed it then go to Grep for Windows
– DavidPostill – 2018-03-21T16:28:48.390I used the installer from the site and left it to the default location (Program Files (x86)). Should I install in to the path (Windows/System32)? – Lukas – 2018-03-21T16:33:15.060
Add the location to your path. See What are PATH and other environment variables, and how can I set or use them?
– DavidPostill – 2018-03-21T16:41:30.337I've done so yet I still receive the same error. – Lukas – 2018-03-21T17:00:36.953
Did you start a new
cmd
shell after changing the path? – DavidPostill – 2018-03-21T17:19:34.557Yeah and it still provided that error even after a restart – Lukas – 2018-03-21T17:23:16.607
Please [edit] the question to include your complete path and the exact error message. – DavidPostill – 2018-03-21T17:25:26.187
1run
echo %PATH%
and dodir grep.exe /s/b
by the way, the file should probably be in gnuwin32\bin not in just gnuwin32. And gnuwin32\bin should be in the path – barlop – 2018-03-21T17:47:39.720anyhow gnuwin32's grep is probably old.. cygwin's is from 2017
c:\cygwin\bin\grep.exe --version
grep (GNU grep) 3.0 (When I last saw gnuwin32's grep it was quite a lot older, you can use it but it has some bugs and the later one is probably better anyway, and cygwin has the latest one). But worth getting the gnuwin32 one working so you know how to do that as that is good knowledge for getting any command working. – barlop – 2018-03-21T17:49:14.777