Linux search inside files

Linux search for a given string in all files recursively

$ grep -r "String to be searched goes here" *

Unix terminal search inside file

grep 'word' filename
grep 'word' file1 file2 file3
grep 'string1 string2'  filename
cat otherfile | grep 'something'
command | grep 'something'
command option1 | grep 'data'
grep --color 'data' fileName

Source: howtoforge.com

Linux search inside files

grep -Rl "search-term"

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