Find string in any file on any directory 2

[pdtak]

I need to find all occurrences of a particular string "Error code 27" from the whole server? I also need the file name associated with it.

I tried the following command, but I only got the results from the current directory: > grep "Error code 27" *

I need to go to all sub-directories and find this particular string, how would you do it?

Thanks!

 

[PHV]

find . -type f | xargs grep 'Error code 27'

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[p5wizard]

Q: I need to go to all sub-directories and find this particular string, how would you do it?

A: You find it...


HTH,

p5wizard

 

[pdtak]

Thanks PHV!
Is it possible to echo the filename as well?

 

[KenCunningham]

Not tested, but maybe add an -exec ls {} to the find?

I want to be good, is that not enough?

 

[PHV]

find . -type f | xargs grep 'Error code 27' /dev/null

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[feherke]

Hi

Is it possible to echo the filename as well?

Maybe would be the moment to tell us what kind of [tt]grep[/tt] implementation are you using.

For example my GNU [tt]grep[/tt]'s default is to display the file name too if multiple input files were given. But anyway, it is possible to ask [tt]grep[/tt] to always display the file name :

-H, --with-filename
Print the file name for each match. This is the default when
there is more than one file to search.

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[PDreyer]

You might have problems if your filename contain spaces

if your find command support it
find . -type f -exec grep 'Error code 27' /dev/null {} +

else
find . -type f -exec grep 'Error code 27' /dev/null {} \;