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This code did serach the sub directories and display the line in the file......BUT now does NOT include the file name containing the string :mad:

[unix] mark[24]: pwd
/home
[unix] mark[25]: find...

the -ir gives me an error :(

[unix] mark[449]: grep -ir 'monkey' *
grep: illegal option -- r
usage: grep [-E|-F] [-c|-l|-q] [-bhinsvx] -e pattern_list...
[-f pattern_file...] [file...]...

I think that will work. The live test I did locked me up.....but I think because it found the string in an executable file and tried to display it.

If I only wanted to search C source files...

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...

Thanks for the response Franklin.

That code gives an error :

grep: can't open find

It thinks find is a filename.

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...

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...