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Hi, I have a word called 'CRIS' in some file. I dont know the file name also. But i want to list all the files which contaions the word 'CRIS'. ...
  1. 02-15-2010 #1
    Rakshit5
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    how to find the text inside a file.

    Hi,

    I have a word called 'CRIS' in some file.
    I dont know the file name also.
    But i want to list all the files which contaions the word 'CRIS'.
    How can i search for the file which contains that word.

    Thanks
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    use grep.

    grep -r "CRIS" /path/to/directory
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  3. 02-16-2010 #3
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    If you just want to find the filename. You can use the -l switch. You might also add -i for case insensitive.
    # grep -lr "CRIS" /path
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