Search with "grep" for Text in files
You can open the console by pressing the key combination [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [T] or type in the search bar "Terminal" and confirm.
- Type "grep 'word' ./" a. In this command, Linux will search for all files in the current directory that include the term "word". Don't be surprised if the search takes a while. Depending on how big the directory is, the search takes some time.
- You want to refer to sub-directories included, further helps you with the parameters "-r". A search would look like this, so "grep -r 'word' ./".
- Currently, Linux searches are still case-sensitive, i.e. does it respect the use of upper and lowercase letters. To prevent this, add the command Parameter "-i".
- You can use a regular expression to replace "grep" with "egrep".
- As output you get the file path to the Files that contain the search pattern.
Linux: Text in files search
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