> My personal favorite is still: > > find . -type f -exec grep 'abc' {} /dev/null \; > > Note the use of /dev/null as a second file name arg to grep: > this forces grep to emit the name of the file the search string was > found in, if any...without it you get a list of the matched lines, but > no file name where found...useless. A handy varient to find the file in which the pattern was found is find . -type f -exec grep -l 'abc' {} \; Rgds rus -- e: support@xxxxxxxxxxx t: 1-888-327-6330 www.jvds.com - Root on your own box www.vpscolo.com - Your next hosting company -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list