grep output to show only matching file

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What is the option for grep that will allow me only to print the matching file and not the line within a file that matches the criteria

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grep -l     That s a lowercase L

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Also remember one thing  Very important You have to specify the command something like this to be more precise grep -l  pattern

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You can use the Unix-style -l switch     typically terse and cryptic     or the equivalent --files-with-matches     longer and more readable   The output of grep --help is not easy to read  but it s there   -l  --files-with-matches  print only names of FILEs containing matches

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-l  that s a lower-case L

[grep] grep output to show only matching file

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