Comments on: Search for a string in multiple files http://www.g-loaded.eu/2005/10/03/search-a-string-in-multiple-files/ An open-source software and technology related journal Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:35:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: Gnot http://www.g-loaded.eu/2005/10/03/search-a-string-in-multiple-files/#comment-14 Gnot Tue, 15 Nov 2005 00:46:16 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/?p=45#comment-14 The same functionality can be achieved with: <code># grep -rsniH <expression> *.c</code> But the use of "<code>find|xargs</code>" is an excellent addition! Thanks for your feedback. The same functionality can be achieved with:

# grep -rsniH <expression> *.c

But the use of "find|xargs" is an excellent addition!
Thanks for your feedback.

]]> By: Dotan http://www.g-loaded.eu/2005/10/03/search-a-string-in-multiple-files/#comment-11 Dotan Mon, 14 Nov 2005 15:16:14 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/?p=45#comment-11 Nice tip - like it. however, when trying to detect strings in a C project, I do not want to search the object files: $> find . -name "*.c" | xargs grep expression Nice tip – like it.
however, when trying to detect strings in a C project, I do not want to search the object files:

$> find . -name “*.c” | xargs grep expression

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