How to find a file with specific string inside it.

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Hi ,
Is there any way i can find a file with specific word inside it.
For example if i want to find a file which has some text written inside it.
How would i form a command to search them?

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# find /directory_name/where/file/resides -type f -exec grep "pattern" {} +
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You can also try just grep.

grep "pattern" /dir
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Thanks friends I have used following command to get my task done.

grep -r 'paternname' <location where the search should begin>