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Old 01-03-2007
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Hi all,

Lets say I have 3 files a.txt and b.txt and c.txt.

a.txt has the following text
====================
apple is good for health

b.txt has the following text
====================
apple is pomme in french

c.txt has the following text
====================
orange has citric acid


Now apple is a word common in both a.txt and b.txt... How do I find all the files which are containing the word apple, so that the output will be a.txt and b.txt.

Please help..

Smilie
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Old 01-03-2007
Excuse if i am wrong

This command searched recursively and prints the file names matching the search string in its content ignoring the case.

grep -r -l -i "apple" *
Last edited by iamcollins; 01-03-2007 at 03:50 PM..
 
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