grep file in the subdirectory

juno · 09-30-2002, 02:36 AM

The 'grep' function can only use in the current directory, how to grep file into the subdirectory ? Thx.

mikek147 · 09-30-2002, 03:06 AM

Try adding -d recurse to your grep search when using a directory as a source. As an example, from /, type:

grep -d recurse DHCP /etc

-mk

stickman · 09-30-2002, 09:08 AM

You can also use find with grep to narrow down your search. For example:
find /etc -type f -exec grep DHCP {} \;

leed_25 · 09-30-2002, 11:08 AM

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Originally posted by stickman
You can also use find with grep to narrow down your search. For example:
find /etc -type f -exec grep DHCP {} \;

Of course, this forks a new process for each file which is grep'ped. Be nice to you cpu:

find /etc -type f -print|xargs grep DHCP