>
> Search all files under the home directory (recursively) with an
> extension of .txt
> for the keyword "xorg":
>
> grep -r xorg ~/*.txt
That looks like a misunderstanding. That command actually causes grep
to search
(a) files matching *.txt in the home directory.
(b) files of ANY name, contained in subdirectories named *.txt in the
home directory.
To search all files under the home directory (recursively) with an
extension of .txt, you will need to use find .. | xargs or find
.. -exec ... {} + as discussed previously,
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Cheers,
Clive
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