Thread: find() command

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    find() command

    how do u use find on the linux command line

    so i want to find an argument or text on any files but im looking for a string of 2 words with a space between them

    find /root/Desktop/ | xargs grep trace_msg


    this can help me find all the files with trace_msg
    but i want to only find files with
    find /root/Desktop/VMainlineV3/fabric/fctl/ | xargs grep void trace_msg
    but it just finds files with words with void or trace_msg how do i group them together so the search is combined and i only get files with
    void trace_msg

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    First off, This should be in tech help.

    Second, man is your friend (and so is man <pgm name> on google).

    Third:

    find <starting path> -name <wild cards allowed filename>

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    Quote Originally Posted by kiros88 View Post
    find /root/Desktop/VMainlineV3/fabric/fctl/ | xargs grep void trace_msg
    but it just finds files with words with void or trace_msg how do i group them together so the search is combined and i only get files with
    void trace_msg
    Use quotes:

    grep "void trace_msg"
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    GNU C Function and Macro Index -- glibc reference manual
    The C Book -- nice online learner guide
    Current ISO draft standard
    CCAN -- new CPAN like open source library repository
    3 (different) GNU debugger tutorials: #1 -- #2 -- #3
    cpwiki -- our wiki on sourceforge

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