UNIX regexp search down a directory tree - Bash Snipplr Social Repository

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at November 16, 2010 18:28 by jarnaldich

Initial Code

find . -iname <file_pattern> -exec grep -n <text> {} \; -print

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Initial Description

Searches down the current directory every file whose name matches (case insensitively) {{file_pattern}} for the regexp {{text}}.

Initial Title

UNIX regexp search down a directory tree

Initial Tags

regex, search, unix, regexp, text, find

Initial Language

Bash