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grep is your friend...<br />
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grep - r &quot;8585&quot;<br />
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more on <a href="http://linux.die.net/man/1/grep" rel="ugc">grep </a>
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grep is your friend...

grep - r "8585"

more on grep [http://linux.die.net/man/1/grep]

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find ./ -type f -exec sed -i -e 's/old/new/g' {} \;<br />
it goes &nbsp;through sub directories.
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find ./ -type f -exec sed -i -e 's/old/new/g' {} \;
it goes  through sub directories.

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@<i>madunix</i>: <i>Anthony Lucia</i> asked for a way to <u>find</u> the string, <u>not </u>to <u>find and replace</u> it with some other string.
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@madunix: Anthony Lucia asked for a way to find the string, not to find and replace it with some other string.

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What command do I use to find a string within a file that is possibly contained within a subdirectory<br />
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The string I want to find is 8585<br />
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Thanks
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What command do I use to find a string within a file that is possibly contained within a subdirectory

The string I want to find is 8585

Thanks

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