new to linux, need grep help

[786snow]

Hi,

I have directory, with folders and then those folders have further subfolders. I have a file that have a text

Exchange - changes to NASDAQ

I need to find the file that has that?


How can use grep to do that. I don't know how grep works I tried but it did not work

Thanks

 

[feherke]

Hi

-R, -r, --recursive
Read all files under each directory, recursively;
this is equivalent to the -d recurse option.

If your [tt]grep[/tt] has such option :

grep -r 'Exchange - changes to NASDAQ' .

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[786snow]

thanks a lot, it possible to put that output to a new file?
because screen scroll a lot when the results come and I miss the top part of it,

 

[feherke]

Hi

Yes. Redirect it :

grep -r 'Exchange - changes to NASDAQ' . [red]> /output/file[/red]

Or just view it with a pager :

grep -r 'Exchange - changes to NASDAQ' . [red]| less[/red]

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[dennislv]

You can always issue a magical command:

man grep