Is there a way to narrow down grep results?

Question

When I search with grep, I get the results like:

-- mode: grep; default-directory: "~/code/" -- Grep started at Wed Feb 24 12:40:28

find . -type d ...

that is followed by multiple lines with results.

Now when I have the result, how do I narrow the search to the relevant results?

One way would be limiting the results to certain files in the folders listed.

Another option would be narrowing it down to a more refined search. For example, I grep for 'select' then how do I narrow down the results to 'select_email'?

Does this answer your question? [Is it possible to remove matches manually in grep mode?](https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/34487/is-it-possible-to-remove-matches-manually-in-grep-mode) — phils, Feb 24 '21 at 14:21

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 24 '21 at 23:46

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As Arkadiusz Drabczyk has suggested in his comment,

M-x occur

is the best answer for my needs. Thank you very much!

answered Feb 24 '21 at 23:46

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You can accept your own answer. – Firmin Martin Jul 25 '21 at 09:03

Is there a way to narrow down grep results?

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