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Bash - find file name by containing text
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In this example, we would like to show how in Bash find files that contain some specific text.
Quick solution (run in the command line):
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grep -r -F "text to find" /path/to/directory2
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grep -rl -F "text to find" /path/to/directoryWhere:
-rmeans recursive searching,-lmeans listing file names only (without found text),-Fmeans simple string mode searching,/path/to/directoryindicates searched directory
(can be removed to search current directory, e.g.grep -r -F "text to find").
Notes:
- to use case insensitive execute with
-iparameter:
grep -ri -F "text to find" /path/to/directory- older
grepversions may do not support-rparameter.
As a practical example, we would like to show looking for org string inside ~/test directory with line printing that contains the string.
Console preview:
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$ grep -r -F "org" ~/test/2
/home/john/test/sub-test/test-2.txt:Some organisation ....3
/home/john/test/sub-test/test-1.txt:https://test.org4
/home/john/test/search.txt:organic search: 79%Preety version:
| Found file | Found line |
| /home/john/test/sub-test/test-2.txt | Some organisation .... |
| /home/john/test/sub-test/test-1.txt | https://test.org |
| /home/john/test/search.txt | organic search: 79% |
