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To: "Toomas Aas" <toomas.aas@raad.tartu.ee>,
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From: Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net>
Subject: Re: finding files containing specific text
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 13:00:50 GMT
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> Hello!
> 
> Somewhere in my /home directory there are some files containing 
> text 'starfish'.
> 
> How can I get a list of all files in the /home directory and its 
> subdirectories that contain the text 'starfish'?
> 
> Thanks in advance.

man grep

-- 

Regards
Cliff


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