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Subject: Re: Find a file with an unknown name
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>>>>> "Steve" == Steve Bertrand <steve@ipv6canada.com> writes:

Steve> What command string do I use to search a directory structure for a file,
Steve> when my search pattern only matches content and not filename?

grep -r 'pattern here' top-level-dir-here

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