Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > Am 06.06.2015 um 18:45 schrieb Joseph: >> I've bunch of php files in many directories and I need to file a text >> string in them "Check/Money Order" >> >> I've tried: >> find -type f -print0 | xargs -r0 grep -F 'Check/Money Order' >> it doesn't work. >> >> What is a better method of searching files? > > grep -R 'whateveryourarelookingfor /path/to/directory/tree/ > > seriously, why make everything fucking harder with find, when grep alone > can do it for you? >
I'm not the OP but I was not able to make 'grep -R' work properly with file or directory names containing spaces. I fiddled with IFS but in the end I found 'find -print0' was more convenient. Are there better methods with grep and shell alone? raffaele
