topic Re: Search string in text file in Operating System - HP-UX

Search string in text file

pardeep3dec — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 06:27:49 GMT

Hi Team,
I want to search a string in all the text files specially .ksh files available into the system.
Guide me.

Re: Search string in text file

Hans_c — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:05:28 GMT

grep "string" *.ksh

Better yet read the man page for grep. It even includes examples

man grep

Re: Search string in text file

Steven Schweda — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:42:38 GMT

> I want to search a string in all the text files specially .ksh files
> available into the system.

> man grep

   Also:

      man find

   For example:

      find /usr -name '*.ksh' -exec grep <string> {} \; -print

Re: Search string in text file

Dennis Handly — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 21:33:23 GMT

> find /usr -name '*.ksh' -exec grep <string> {} \; -print

It's much faster to use "+" and since it does more than one file at a time, grep provides the name.

find /usr -name '*.ksh' -exec grep <string> {} +

Re: Search string in text file

pardeep3dec — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 03:26:32 GMT

Thanks Dennis it works ....