1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/grep.c b/grep.c
index 85a6d8f..73d9220 100644
--- a/grep.c
+++ b/grep.c
@@ -50,8 +50,11 @@ static int grep_match(struct grep_list *head, const char *buf)
 {
 	for (struct grep_list *c = head; c != NULL; c = c->next) {
 		if (c->string) {
-			if (strstr(buf, c->string)) {
-				return 1;
+			if (grep_exact && strcmp(buf, c->string) == 0) {
+				return !grep_inverse;
+			}
+			if (!grep_exact && strstr(buf, c->string)) {
+				return !grep_inverse;
 			}
 			continue;
 		}