Find text in linux file

Find text in any file linux

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

Source: stackoverflow.com

Find text in all files linux

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

Source: stackoverflow.com

Find text in linux 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

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