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find , grep

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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 ?
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finding text in files

>grep -i word *

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

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grep looks at what is in files
find locates files, as in by name
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To find the string in all the files
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grep <string> *
To find the string in the files in all the sub directories
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find . -type f -print | grep <string>
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