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[we2aresame]

how to use fgrep to figure out all files which include a special word?
for example:
fgrep hello /etc/inittab, can get hello from /etc/inittab, now I try to get hello from all files on my server, thanks.

 

[bi]

Try this:

find / -print |xargs fgrep "mystring"

It's going to take a while, though.

 

[trifo]

If you do not need the lines containing the specified word, you should add a -c option to the grep. This prints only the match count per file. Then you can filter unneded entries:

find / -type f | xargs grep -c "mystring" | grep -v ":0$"

"-type f" is necessary for "find", because if you miss it, grep will try to filter directory files, fifos, character specials and any else.
grepping a fifo may last veeeeery looooong

--Trifo

 

[MoshiachNow]

I use:

find / -type f -xdev | xargs grep -i "STRING" 2>/dev/null


or : find / -name "*.log" -print -exec grep -i "STRING" {} \;

I use "-xdev" to avoid searchig on Filesystems other then this one.
Use 2>/dev/null to avoid getting plenty of error messages on protected files/dirs.


"Long live king Moshiach !"

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[we2aresame]

Yes, "-type f" is necessary, otherwise, the process maybe run for days, thanks all.