Searching all directories

HadesThunder · 04-29-2004, 07:20 AM

I would like to know if there is a command or software that allows you to search for a file containing certain text "eg= mozilla" in all directories? I have tried 'find' but it only searches the current directory.

trickykid · 04-29-2004, 07:36 AM

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Originally posted by HadesThunder
I would like to know if there is a command or software that allows you to search for a file containing certain text "eg= mozilla" in all directories? I have tried 'find' but it only searches the current directory.

Well, you'd have to invoke this command when using find to search the whole filesystem:

find / -name <your-search-here>

You can also use locate, whereis, etc.

profjohn · 04-29-2004, 07:37 AM

The terminal window command "whereis" will locate binary, source, and man pages.

To find out about this command, type "man whereis" in a terminal window.

The terminal window command "locate" lets you serarch for any files on your system.

To find out about this command type "man locate" in a terminal window.

If you are looking for a text string and locate does not get it, try:

grep -Hn string `find / -name *.ext