find inside files linux code example

Example 1: find text in folder

grep -rnw '/path/to/somewhere/' -e 'pattern'

Example 2: bash find all files containing string

grep -r '/path/to/somewhere/' -e 'pattern'

Example 3: find in file linux

grep -rnw '/path/to/somewhere/' -e 'pattern'

Example 4: linux find file

# syntax 
# find *</path/to/dir> '(' *<Filter-1> *<and/or-operator> *<filter-2> ')'

# example 
find . '(' -name "Test*.pm" -a ! -name 'Useless*' ')'