LINUX: GREP COMMAND TO SEARCH FOR STRING IN THE FIND COMMAND RESULTS

Below command searches for all *.txt files in current working directory and then searches for “test-string” word in the file.

find . -name *.txt | xargs grep “test-string"

Below is sample Output.

 ./test.txt:             Port Name: test-string

 Or alternatively below command can also be used. Replace /var/log/messages* with filename pattern and restart with search string as needed.

for i in $(ls -art /var/log/messages*);do strings $i|grep 'restart';done 

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Article Author: Tarun Boyella