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Old 06-20-2005, 10:47 AM   #1
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bash: how to edit cat <filename> | grep <keyword> feature?


Hi, I found myself run into this situation quite often:

looking for certain keyword in a pile of file.

e.g: cat *.(file extension) | grep <keyword>

problem is, the result doesn't tell me which file(s) has the keyword i'm looking for. rather it shows a list of lines with the keyword.

where can I edit, so when i issue cat *.xxx | grep yyy would shows me which xxx that yyy is located?

thank you
 
Old 06-20-2005, 11:02 AM   #2
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Try

grep <keyword> *.(file extension)
 
Old 06-20-2005, 02:00 PM   #3
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cool, that does the trick, thanks Nobber
 
  


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