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--- blog:linux_search_file_contents [2021/01/02 14:48] – created Jeremy McReynolds
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 ====== How to find files containing specific text in Linux? ======
+{{ :blog:linux_search_file_contents.png?nolink&150|Penguin by Lars Meiertoberens from the Noun Project}}
 If you would like to find a specific string of text within a directory of files, you can use the following command and example:
-<code>grep -rnw '/path/to/directory/' -e 'searchterm'</code>
+<code bash>user@host:~$ grep -rnw '/path/to/directory/' -e 'searchterm'</code>
-Here's a breakdown of the aforementioned example command and search parameters:
+Here's a breakdown of the example command and its parameters:
   * ''-r'' or ''-R'' will recursively (within directories) look at all files within the specified path.
   * ''-n'' will display the line number where the term shows up within each file.
   * ''-w'' Matches the whole word.
+===== Sources =====
+  * [[https://linuxcommand.org/lc3_man_pages/grep1.html|grep Manpage]]
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 {{tag>Linux How-to}}
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