[How To] Find Keyword In Files With Grep In Ubuntu

  grep -l -i -n -r 'my_defined_function' /home/ivan/myscripts/

    grep -linr 'my_defined_function' /home/ivan/myscripts/

Here is the definition:

grep is function name to search a pattern in files

-i means ignore case

-n means output line number

-r search recursively

-l just show file name

grep -Ir --exclude="*\.svn*" "pattern" *

Exclude some condition which I don't want.

--include=PATTERN     Recurse in directories only searching file matching PATTERN.
--exclude=PATTERN     Recurse in directories skip file matching PATTERN.
 

• [HowTo] Find Keyword In Files With Grep In Ubuntu



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  grep --exclude/--include syntax (do not grep through certain files)