Linux Howto Recursively Search/Locate With Grep Command String Inside All Files

This Post Show Howto Recursively Searching and Locating for a String Inside All Files in Directories and Sub-Directories.

The Process is Performed in Terminal and Make Use of the Linux Shell Command Utility: grep.

The Content give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands to make it Easier to Follow.

1. Open a Terminal Window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

2. Recursively Searching and Locating Files Containing the String

   grep -r "myString"

Example: grep -r “icon.png” /.