01-19-2006
Find in file. Does this exist under UNIX?
Hello,
I have the following problem. I know there is a file somewhere on a UNIX machine that contains a string, but I don't know where.
With the "grep" command, I can look into a file but only if I'm located in the correct directory.
With the "find" command, I can search across directories but I cannot specify to search within the files for a certain string.
Does there exist a standard UNIX command for looking for a text within a file without knowing the directory in which the file is located?
Thanks
Dominique
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