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# 1  
Old 02-27-2015
How to find particular word in directories?
Hello,

i have multiple directories on my server. i need to find specific word like lets says for e.g IPV6 from those directories. can somebody tell me the right command which will let me to that?
# 2  
Old 02-27-2015
Go to your home directory or wherever you want to start the search,,
then use find,

Code:
find . -type f | grep "keyword" *

# 3  
Old 02-27-2015
Your requirements are not clear.
  1. Are you looking for a file named IPV6 in a specific set of directories?
  2. Are you looking for a file named IPV6 in all directories in the file hierarchy rooted in a specific set of directories?
  3. Are you looking for regular files containing the string IPV6 in a specific set of directories?
  4. Are you looking for regular files containing the string IPV6 in all directories in the file hierarchy rooted in a specific set of directories?
  5. Or are you looking for something else I didn't guess?
# 4  
Old 02-27-2015
thanks! no ipv6 is not a file name, it is "string" mention in many files which are spread over multiple directories. so answer to your question. # 3 and # 4 is what i am looking for?
you are right # 3 and #4 option from your questions is what i need...
# 5  
Old 02-27-2015
Try

Code:
grep -rl "keyword" .

This will give you #4 starting from your current direcory
# 6  
Old 02-27-2015
thanks!
# 7  
Old 02-27-2015
So based on what senhia83 suggested, with some minor corrections:
Code:
find /directory1 /directory2 ... /directoryN -type f -exec grep -Fli 'ipv6' +

will give you a list of regular files in the file hierarchies root in the directories /directory1 through /directoryN that contain the case-insensitive string ipv6.
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