Search file in all directories.

UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
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Hi colleagues,

I need to search one file in all dierctories, i have O.S. AIX 5.3, my file began with cc, the others caracters i unknow.

Then i can to search one string in file in all dierctories.

Thank you for advanced.

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find /directory/name -type f -name "cc*" 2>/dev/null
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If i like search string in all file all directories how to do?

Thank you.

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what is mean by all file all directories ?

the given command will search the file from the directory you have given.

if you give as / (root) then it will search from root

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On most systems there will be system files and programs starting with the letters cc . You will be best advised to only search user directories where you know that "cc*" can only match text files.

search="my search string"
find /directory/subdirectory -type f -name "cc*" 2>/dev/null | while read filename
do
           # Search file for string
           grep "${search}" "${filename}"
done

If you need to search system directories the script will need a higher level of sophistication such that it only searches text files.

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all file all directories mean search from / open all directories and search in all files the string to search for.
Thank you for you help.

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Binary executables are unsuitable for searching for text strings.
Are these files called cc* all owned by one non-root user? i.e. Is there some simple way of avoiding searching through binary executables on your system?

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I say cc* as an example but will be search the string cc* in all type file .txt.

Thank you.

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Pleaase give a simple example which matches your most recent post.

In unix there is no special meaning to ".txt". This is not MSDOS. If your files are called "*.txt" this does make the script easier to write.