ubuntu search inside files code example

Example 1: find in files ubuntu

grep -r 'pattern_to_match' directory_to_search

Example 2: search file in ubuntu

$ find /path/to/file/ -iname filename

Example 3: how to search in directory files in ubuntu

# this will search all subdirectories for your text (no case sensitivity)
# it also prints the line number of the text in file
grep -inR "your text" .