I'm using grep to search for a pattern. grep -i -r 'pattern" "path in the box"How can I use the grep but instesad of including pattern excluding pattern. Example, I want to search for a file that ...

I stopped the grep after it got to 500 MB and it still wasn't done!<BR><BR>I've thought of finding other ways to make grep stop after the first 'jpg' (by matching other patterns), but it doesn't ...