title: How to grep for the exact word if the string has got dot in it
body: <p>I was trying to search for a particular word <code>BML.I</code> in a current directory.</p>
  
  <p>When I tried with the below command: </p>
  
  <pre><code>grep -l  "BML.I" *
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>It is displaying all the results if it contains  the word <code>BML</code></p>
  
  <p>Is it possible to grep for the exact match <code>BML.I</code></p>