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From: Joseph <syscon780@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] search files for "text string"
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2015 03:36:00
Message-Id: 20150607033629.GD14601@syscon7
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] search files for "text string" by Alan McKinnon
1 On 06/06/15 23:04, Alan McKinnon wrote:
2 >On 06/06/2015 18:45, Joseph wrote:
3 >> I've bunch of php files in many directories and I need to file a text
4 >> string in them "Check/Money Order"
5 >>
6 >> I've tried:
7 >> find -type f -print0 | xargs -r0 grep -F 'Check/Money Order'
8 >> it doesn't work.
9 >>
10 >> What is a better method of searching files?
11 >
12 >
13 >Define "doesn't work" in this context.
14 >
15 >My guess is that the string you want isn't actually there.
16 >If it is there, provide a sample of the source text containing the string.
17 >
18 >--
19 >Alan McKinnon
20 >alan.mckinnon@×××××.com
21
22 Apology, yes it did worked.
23 I was just in a wrong sub-directory.
24
25 --
26 Joseph

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