Find string pattern in directory of text files

magnum818 · 10-15-2003, 07:38 PM

I'm looking for the command that searched every file in a particular directory for the string "http://pdx.freedesktop.org/~fontconfig/release/". I just want file names and path returned it doesn't have to return the line number or anything, but its ok if it does return extra info.

bobtmasse · 10-15-2003, 07:42 PM

The command you are looking for is GREP. Try "man grep" at the command prompt or you can look up the command online at:

http://techpubs.sgi.com/tpl.cgi/linux/man/

whansard · 10-15-2003, 08:19 PM

generally
grep "text to match" *.txt
change the *.txt to whatever you want, or just *
you can have it just list the path and filename or whatever you
wish with other options.