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

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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Originally Posted by kiros88

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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Use quotes:

grep "void trace_msg"