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find files containing text
$ grep -lir "some text" * -l outputs only the file names -i ignores the case -r descends into subdirectories View this command to comment, vote or add to favourites View all commands by decept by David...
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find files containing text
$ grep -lir "sometext" * > sometext_found_in.log I find this format easier to read if your going through lots of files. This way you can open the file in any editor and easily review the file View...
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Find all files containing a word
$ grep -rHi searchphrase *.php shorter :p View this command to comment, vote or add to favourites View all commands by psybermonkey by David Winterbottom (codeinthehole.com)
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List files containing given search string recursively
$ find /path/to/dir -type f -print0 | xargs -0 grep -l "foo" View this command to comment, vote or add to favourites View all commands by apotheos by David Winterbottom (codeinthehole.com)
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find files containing text
$ grep -H -r "string" ./* >> grep.txt View this command to comment, vote or add to favourites View all commands by leonteale by David Winterbottom (codeinthehole.com)
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Recursively search and replace old with new string, inside every instance of...
$ find . -type f -name filename.exe -exec sed -i "s/oldstring/oldstring/g" {} +; This is a slightly modified version of...
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A command to find and replace text within conf files in a single directory.
$ find -type f -name '*.conf' -exec sed -Ei 's/foo/bar/' '{}' \; note that sed -i is non-standard (although both GNU and current BSD systems support it) Can also be accomplished with find . -name...
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Search for a line of text in a directory of files recursively (while limiting...
$ egrep -ir --include=*.{php,html,css} "(first|second)" . View this command to comment, vote or add to favourites View all commands by CMCDragonkai Diff your entire server config at ScriptRock.com
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