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How to find files containing specific text in Linux?
If you would like to find a specific string of text within a directory of files, you can use the following command and example:
user@host:~$ grep -rnw '/path/to/directory/' -e 'searchterm'
Here's a breakdown of the example command and its parameters:
-ror-Rwill recursively (within directories) look at all files within the specified path.-nwill display the line number where the term shows up within each file.-wMatches the whole word.
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