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Note that not all versions of grep support the -R option.

gabe.
– gabe.

2011-06-14 17:49:47 +00:00
Commented Jun 14, 2011 at 17:49
if grep does not support -R you can allways do: cat /directory/* | grep -H searchstring

Wolfy
– Wolfy

2011-06-15 06:37:57 +00:00
Commented Jun 15, 2011 at 6:37
@Wolfy, this is not the same, especially if you have a complex directory structure ... And -H does not help you here.

maxschlepzig
– maxschlepzig

2011-06-15 19:31:10 +00:00
Commented Jun 15, 2011 at 19:31
sorry, my mistake...

Wolfy
– Wolfy

2011-06-17 11:35:11 +00:00
Commented Jun 17, 2011 at 11:35
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You can use find and xargs. find -print0 -type f | xargs -0 grep -H searchstring

user26112
– user26112

2013-04-20 11:58:46 +00:00
Commented Apr 20, 2013 at 11:58

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