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how to search in directory files in ubuntu

# this will search all subdirectories for your text (no case sensitivity)
# it also prints the line number of the text in file
grep -inR "your text" .
Posted by: Guest on November-27-2020
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ubuntu search for command used

> grep "the_search" ~/.bash_history

--Don't forget the -i flag if you need case insensitive search.
Posted by: Guest on September-08-2020
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ubuntu search file in specific folder

// Using backslash and asterisk (\*) at the end will search for all files that start with your search term (in this case "readme"). So you would also be able to find "readme2" etc. 
find . -name readme\*
Posted by: Guest on September-30-2020

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