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grep.... I know I am new to ubuntu but....
From: |
DAVE HITCHMAN |
Subject: |
grep.... I know I am new to ubuntu but.... |
Date: |
Wed, 8 Feb 2012 08:45:28 +0000 (UTC) |
I have a directory structure, inside that are a number of .c source files. I
want to find which of those files contain certain strings.
In a DOS window using grep I would type
grep "mystring" -i *.c
this would result in a list of .c files containing the string.
If I try similar strings with ubuntu even with ack-grep which is supposed to be
an improvement I keep getting told that *.c no such file or directory.
Even trying the various bizarre combinations of finds and execs that I have
seen on the web I can't seem to do this very simple task. If Microsoft can have
managed to provide find in files and various other similar things for over 20
years isn't it time I could do the same on a linux system without the need to
spend 10 hours searching endless uninformative websites all lying about what
works?
- grep.... I know I am new to ubuntu but....,
DAVE HITCHMAN <=
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