Linux: Find files in all folders containing specific text

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Re: Show filenames in current and sub folders containing certain text

Often you will need to find the names and locations of files containing a particular text string, as you are also unsure of the folder you will want to search the entire directory structure starting from the current level. The following command will do the trick:

# find . | xargs grep -l "text" 2>/dev/null
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