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HOW TO recursive grep in unix

Platform:	Unix	App:		Tool:
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Revision Date:	27-Oct-2005	Keywords:	HOWTO, UNIX, GREP, FIND, RECURSIVE

Goal
To search the contents of files in the current directory and all sub-directories for a particular expression.

Facts


Solution
From the unix prompt, go to the directory where the search should begin. Then use the following unix command to search the files: find . -type f -print \| xargs grep <expression>

consultium	Latest page update: made by consultium , Oct 6 2009, 9:31 PM EDT (about this update About This Update Edited by consultium 1 word added 1 word deleted view changes - complete history)
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