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Kenton

Kenton

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May 7, 2002
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This is probably REALLY easy ...

How can I search for a specific string within files in a directory and all its subdirectories?

ie I want to find the string "fred" in all the *.sh files in all subdirectories of /home

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Kenton
 
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find /home -type f -name '*.sh' | xargs grep fred vlad
+----------------------------+
| #include<disclaimer.h> |
+----------------------------+
 
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