[SOLVED] Difference between grep and find command

gardenair · 12-24-2010, 02:59 AM

hi,
For searching a file or directory i normally use grep command. kindly can you guide me the difference between grep and find command. I have used both but that are the difference between them ? are the same or grep is new as comapird to find command.please guide me.
thanks
garden

pwc101 · 12-24-2010, 03:06 AM

grep matches strings from standard input or from a file whereas find will search through all directories within a given path and list files which match a given set of parameters, which might include the name of the file.

kaushalpatel1982 · 12-24-2010, 04:16 AM

grep is used to search the content (word or phrase) within the file or files from directories where FIND command usually used to search the files from the disk