how to find the particular string in unix

[gupta24]

Hi

how to find particualr string in current directory and all sub directories in unix(command promt).

please help

bye
gupta

[billyguy]

Are you trying to find a string of characters in a file? Try grep.

grep -r "whateveryourlo okingfor" *

[gupta24]

yes correct but i want searching particular parttern string not only in current directory we find also enitre sub directoryies also



please help
bye
gupta

Are you trying to find a string of characters in a file? Try grep.

grep -r "whateveryourlo okingfor" *

[mac11]

yes correct but i want searching particular parttern string not only in current directory we find also enitre sub directoryies also



please help
bye
gupta

billyguy gave you what you needed - check the manpage for grep 'man grep' , the "-r" makes it recurse into subdirectories