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Old 10-24-2005
string search in folders with particular multiple file extension
Hi,

I am newbie in UNIX so please excuse for my questions.

Is there a a way to search for string in files within folder and sub folder in particluar file extensions.

Ex. search for ABC in folder 'A'(including it's sub folders) in html, xml files.

Thanks,
Ani
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Old 10-24-2005
find /folder/path -name "*.html" -or -name "*.xml" | xargs grep ABC

or, if you run into errors due to space characters in the filename:

find /folder/path -name "*.html" -or -name "*.xml" -print0 | xargs -0 grep ABC

man find for more info
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Old 10-28-2005
Thanks vertigo23.
Thanks vertigo23
 
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