how to find a file in linux recursively code example

Example 1: linux search for a given string in all files recursively

$ grep -r "String to be searched goes here" *

Example 2: find recursively

Extremely useful command!!
In Mac and Linux: Define directory where to search as "." for current directory
and then specify the name or regex of file or folder to find.

find . -name "foo*"  

In Windows: Define "/s" for a recursively search and name or regex of file or
folgder to search

dir /s "foo*"

Example 3: search for filename recursively linux

find . -name "foo*"