Comments on: Unix find command to find text in a file buried deep in subdirectories http://paritycheck.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/unix-find-command-to-find-text-in-a-file-buried-deep-in-subdirectories/ My online repository of chip development how-tos, info, and other goings on... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:59:42 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Nethaji http://paritycheck.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/unix-find-command-to-find-text-in-a-file-buried-deep-in-subdirectories/#comment-172 Nethaji Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:59:42 +0000 http://paritycheck.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/unix-find-command-to-find-text-in-a-file-buried-deep-in-subdirectories/#comment-172 Awesome!!!! You saved my time able to respond to a customer query in seconds. We were able to track the source of the issue and fix it. THANKS a MILLION Awesome!!!! You saved my time able to respond to a customer query in seconds. We were able to track the source of the issue and fix it.
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]]> By: Arunkumar http://paritycheck.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/unix-find-command-to-find-text-in-a-file-buried-deep-in-subdirectories/#comment-170 Arunkumar Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:40:21 +0000 http://paritycheck.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/unix-find-command-to-find-text-in-a-file-buried-deep-in-subdirectories/#comment-170 Hey it has saved my 3 hours dude :-) Hey it has saved my 3 hours dude :-)

]]> By: scripter http://paritycheck.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/unix-find-command-to-find-text-in-a-file-buried-deep-in-subdirectories/#comment-168 scripter Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:42:37 +0000 http://paritycheck.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/unix-find-command-to-find-text-in-a-file-buried-deep-in-subdirectories/#comment-168 <a href="http://scripterworld.blogspot.com/2009/07/unix-find-command-with-examples-and.html" rel="nofollow"> Some more info about unix find command</a> Some more info about unix find command

]]> By: scripter http://paritycheck.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/unix-find-command-to-find-text-in-a-file-buried-deep-in-subdirectories/#comment-167 scripter Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:41:10 +0000 http://paritycheck.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/unix-find-command-to-find-text-in-a-file-buried-deep-in-subdirectories/#comment-167 Some more info about unix find command Some more info about unix find command

]]> By: Mike http://paritycheck.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/unix-find-command-to-find-text-in-a-file-buried-deep-in-subdirectories/#comment-166 Mike Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:46:41 +0000 http://paritycheck.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/unix-find-command-to-find-text-in-a-file-buried-deep-in-subdirectories/#comment-166 Thank you! This was such a time saver!!! :) Thank you! This was such a time saver!!! :)

]]> By: ray http://paritycheck.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/unix-find-command-to-find-text-in-a-file-buried-deep-in-subdirectories/#comment-164 ray Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:02:16 +0000 http://paritycheck.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/unix-find-command-to-find-text-in-a-file-buried-deep-in-subdirectories/#comment-164 Both command are great. A) find [dir] -name [files] | xargs grep [text to search for] B) find [dir] -name [files] -exec grep -l “[text to search for]” {} \; But there are some minor issue. Maybe I good enough to handle them. For (A), it got problem when there is space in the directory name. For (B), if it got circulated soft link, it will hang forever. (I can use ctrl-C to stop it, anyway.) Any expert got way to work around this. :) Both command are great.

A) find [dir] -name [files] | xargs grep [text to search for]
B) find [dir] -name [files] -exec grep -l “[text to search for]” {} \;

But there are some minor issue. Maybe I good enough to handle them.
For (A), it got problem when there is space in the directory name.
For (B), if it got circulated soft link, it will hang forever. (I can use ctrl-C to stop it, anyway.)

Any expert got way to work around this. :)

]]> By: wizdom http://paritycheck.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/unix-find-command-to-find-text-in-a-file-buried-deep-in-subdirectories/#comment-146 wizdom Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:56:27 +0000 http://paritycheck.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/unix-find-command-to-find-text-in-a-file-buried-deep-in-subdirectories/#comment-146 You also need a name to search for I believe You also need a name to search for I believe

]]> By: wizdom http://paritycheck.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/unix-find-command-to-find-text-in-a-file-buried-deep-in-subdirectories/#comment-145 wizdom Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:55:32 +0000 http://paritycheck.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/unix-find-command-to-find-text-in-a-file-buried-deep-in-subdirectories/#comment-145 I want to search “temp” text in the whole web site (zone) of unix server. Which unix command should I use? The above command: find [dir] -name [files] -exec grep -l “[text to search for]” {} \; doesn’t work for me. I wrote: find / -name -exec grep -l “[temp]” {} \; Please advise. Comment by ppa108 — April 1, 2009 @ 2:10 am ======================================================================= You want to remove the brackets from around "temp" Earlier when it was stated that the brackets were mandatory, he meant the curly brackets: {} I want to search “temp” text in the whole web site (zone) of unix server.
Which unix command should I use?
The above command:
find [dir] -name [files] -exec grep -l “[text to search for]” {} \;
doesn’t work for me.
I wrote:
find / -name -exec grep -l “[temp]” {} \;
Please advise.

Comment by ppa108 — April 1, 2009 @ 2:10 am

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You want to remove the brackets from around “temp”
Earlier when it was stated that the brackets were mandatory, he meant the curly brackets: {}

]]> By: paritycheck http://paritycheck.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/unix-find-command-to-find-text-in-a-file-buried-deep-in-subdirectories/#comment-144 paritycheck Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:51:27 +0000 http://paritycheck.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/unix-find-command-to-find-text-in-a-file-buried-deep-in-subdirectories/#comment-144 ppa108, go to starting directory where you want to begin search.. then type the following find . -name "*" | xargs grep temp let me know how it goes.. ppa108,

go to starting directory where you want to begin search..

then type the following

find . -name “*” | xargs grep temp

let me know how it goes..

]]> By: ppa108 http://paritycheck.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/unix-find-command-to-find-text-in-a-file-buried-deep-in-subdirectories/#comment-143 ppa108 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:10:52 +0000 http://paritycheck.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/unix-find-command-to-find-text-in-a-file-buried-deep-in-subdirectories/#comment-143 I want to search "temp" text in the whole web site (zone) of unix server. Which unix command should I use? The above command: find [dir] -name [files] -exec grep -l “[text to search for]” {} \; doesn't work for me. I wrote: find / -name -exec grep -l “[temp]” {} \; Please advise. I want to search “temp” text in the whole web site (zone) of unix server.
Which unix command should I use?
The above command:
find [dir] -name [files] -exec grep -l “[text to search for]” {} \;
doesn’t work for me.
I wrote:
find / -name -exec grep -l “[temp]” {} \;
Please advise.

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