This post introduces how to find all files containing some text on Linux and Mac.
Step 1: cd to the folder where you would like to start with the search.
Step 2: use the following command:
$ grep -Ril "text-to-find-here" ./
Then the file names containing the text you would like to search will be listed.
- R — stands for recursive.
- i — ignore case (optional in your case).
- l — stands for “show the file name, not the result itself”.
For more commonly used Linux commands, check my other posts at here and here .
