I'm looking to seach all the files in a directory and sub-directories looking for a string. When the string is found, I want to display the filename and the entire line of that file that the string was found on.

what is the best way to do this ?? I've been playing around with awk, find, and grep with no luck. I am on HPUX 11.11

thanks

Ok, I'm getting closer. I found a grep command that is somewhat working.......

grep -i 'string' *

This is giving me what I need, but is only searching the present directory.

How do I get this command to also search the sub-directories ??

Try something like:

Regards

Thanks for the response Franklin.

That code gives an error :

grep: can't open find

It thinks find is a filename.

Did you use backticks around find? You can also try it this way:

Regards

I didn't use the backsticks the first time.....but received another error when using them in which I needed to CNTL C out of.

I copied my cmd prompts this time. The first command shows the grep command working on 2 test files that I have. I also have a sub-directory in /home/mark with another test file that I want it to find............

[unix] mark[426]: pwd
/home/mark
[unix] mark[427]: grep -i 'monkey' *
find1.test:this line contains the word monkey.
find2.test:this line contains the words monkey and turtle.
grep: can't open oldetc

[unix] mark[428]: grep -i 'monkey' `find`
Usage: find path-list [predicate-list]

[unix] mark[429]: grep -i 'monkey' ${find}
sh: find: Parameter not set.

[unix] mark[430]:

Perhaps your find version has a problem with it, try:

Regards