Grep text in files

Linux search for line in file

grep -R "keyword" /directory/

Bash find all files containing string

grep -r '/path/to/somewhere/' -e 'pattern'

Grep text in files

grep -rnw '/path/to/somewhere/' -e 'pattern'

-r or -R is recursive,
-n is line number, and
-w stands for match the whole word.
-l (lower-case L) can be added to just give the file name of matching files.
-e is the pattern used during the search

Source: stackoverflow.com

Bash find term in files

grep "some string" . -R

Source: superuser.com

Grep in file content

grep -rnw '/path/to/somewhere/' -e 'pattern'

Source: stackoverflow.com

Grep string in file

if grep -Fxq "pattern_to_search" file.txt; then #check if pattern string in file
  #do something
fi

-1

Similar codes

20 votes147 views4 answers
Heroku cli login
Shell/Bash
-1 vote139 views1 answer
Convert epoch time on Linux to human readable
Shell/Bash
0 vote161 views1 answer
Download ubutu themes
Shell/Bash
4 votes181 views1 answer
Setup node and mongodb on centos 7
Shell/Bash
-1 vote148 views1 answer
1password cli install
Shell/Bash
0 vote157 views1 answer
Bash c like for loop
Shell/Bash
0 vote156 views1 answer
How to use nano command in linux
Shell/Bash
0 vote159 views1 answer
How to clear log snap.io
Shell/Bash
23 votes152 views6 answers
Kali linux download
Shell/Bash
2 votes150 views1 answer
Vim rename file
Shell/Bash