find , grep

james94538 · #1 (**permalink**) 02-01-2008

HI
what is the difference between find and grep

if I want to find all the files from different directories which contain "ORA" error, and the line number in each file which has ORA error
should I use pipeline ?
thanks

James

joeyg · #2 (**permalink**) 02-01-2008

>grep -i word *

will show the filename and line of text for all instances where word is found

on differences:
grep looks at what is in files
find locates files, as in by name

bobbygsk · #3 (**permalink**) 02-01-2008

To find the string in all the files

Quote:

grep <string> *

To find the string in the files in all the sub directories

Quote:

find . -type f -print | grep <string>

gunaah · #4 (**permalink**) 10-09-2008

grep - you can do wider search with diff options using the pattern string in the file
find - able to locate the file that has the pattern string

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