4Nov/09
Search through files for a string (Linux)
To search a directory recursively for specific text or a string, use:
find . -exec grep "string to find" '{}' \; -print
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To search a directory recursively for specific text or a string, use:
find . -exec grep "string to find" '{}' \; -print
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December 8th, 2009 - 00:24
When searching for something very specific like an error code, I use what you’ve describe here.
When searching for a term where I’m simply guessing might be relevant, I typically use the -l flag with grep to just print the file name rather than the match. Usually the path or name gives me a good idea about whether the file is relevant. I’ll pick the more relevant files to use grep for searches inside.