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Old 11-19-2008
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When i search for a string in any file i use this:

Code:
find ./ -name "filename" | xargs grep "string_to_found"
In this way you can specify what kind of files are you searching for
"filename" or "file*" or "?ile_+.txt" or .....

it's clear and simple.