[SOLVED] find, How do I include 2 types of files? Like .txt and .htx ?

Apprentice+ · 05-14-2021, 07:06 PM

Good morning everyone!

Using the find command, How do I include 2 types of files? Like .txt and .htx ?
I am trying to locate the word test inside .txt and .htx files only.
My attempts below did not work!

Thanks

Code:

find -iname "*.txt" "*.htx" -exec grep -l "test" {} \;
find -iname "*.txt *.htx" -exec grep -l "test" {} \;

frankbell · 05-14-2021, 07:21 PM

This article should help: https://www.tecmint.com/linux-find-c...es-extensions/

MadeInGermany · 05-14-2021, 07:33 PM

You need -o (OR)

Code:

find \( -iname "*.txt" -o -iname "*.htx" \) -exec grep -l "test" {} \;

Because the implicit -a (AND) has higher precedence one needs to wrap in parentheses. They must be escaped because they have special meaning in the shell.

The grep can take multiple arguments; then consider {} +
Can be faster than {} \;

Apprentice+ · 05-14-2021, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frankbell

This article should help: https://www.tecmint.com/linux-find-c...es-extensions/

Thank you very much, that link helped a lot! I set up my search like this and it worked!

Code:

find . -type f \( -name "*.txt" -o -name "*.htx" \) -exec grep -l "test" {} \;

Apprentice+ · 05-14-2021, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadeInGermany

You need -o (OR)

Code:

find \( -iname "*.txt" -o -iname "*.htx" \) -exec grep -l "test" {} \;

Because the implicit -a (AND) has higher precedence one needs to wrap in parentheses. They must be escaped because they have special meaning in the shell.

The grep can take multiple arguments; then consider {} +
Can be faster than {} \;

I tested your command and it worked too!
I liked it too, because it had fewer arguments than what I had done above.

Thanks for the explanations!