How to search multiple files for a specific string one by one based on partial name
I'll try to explain my problem as best as I can, but please pardon my English ..
What I'm trying to do, seemed simple enough to me, however every solution I've found so far just won't work.
I wanna create a shell script that "reviews" every file in a directory based on a partial name, then check if each file found contains a specific string, and if so, return 1 or 0.
The code I tried so far:
dont mind the #note
find for
edited Dec 12 at 8:36
Rui F Ribeiro
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asked Dec 11 at 12:58
otimalakiatheleis
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I'll try to explain my problem as best as I can, but please pardon my English ..
What I'm trying to do, seemed simple enough to me, however every solution I've found so far just won't work.
I wanna create a shell script that "reviews" every file in a directory based on a partial name, then check if each file found contains a specific string, and if so, return 1 or 0.
The code I tried so far:
dont mind the #note
find for
edited Dec 12 at 8:36
Rui F Ribeiro
38.8k1479128
asked Dec 11 at 12:58
otimalakiatheleis
6
find /home/it21704/labs_team/ -type f -name "*somefilename*" -exec grep -c 'somestring' {} +Will return the count of found string in files. Also don't post screenshots, rather paste code you were trying to achieven the goal.
– Valentin Bajrami
Dec 11 at 13:14
so you would like to grep a partial string in all files...am i right?
– msp9011
Dec 11 at 13:23
that is correct yes @msp9011
– otimalakiatheleis
Dec 11 at 13:47
'$name'will output literal$name. Better use"$name"in that case.
– RoVo
Dec 11 at 14:53
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I'll try to explain my problem as best as I can, but please pardon my English ..
What I'm trying to do, seemed simple enough to me, however every solution I've found so far just won't work.
I wanna create a shell script that "reviews" every file in a directory based on a partial name, then check if each file found contains a specific string, and if so, return 1 or 0.
The code I tried so far:
dont mind the #note
find for
edited Dec 12 at 8:36
Rui F Ribeiro
38.8k1479128
asked Dec 11 at 12:58
otimalakiatheleis
6
I'll try to explain my problem as best as I can, but please pardon my English ..
What I'm trying to do, seemed simple enough to me, however every solution I've found so far just won't work.
I wanna create a shell script that "reviews" every file in a directory based on a partial name, then check if each file found contains a specific string, and if so, return 1 or 0.
The code I tried so far:
dont mind the #note
find for
find for
edited Dec 12 at 8:36
Rui F Ribeiro
38.8k1479128
asked Dec 11 at 12:58
otimalakiatheleis
6
edited Dec 12 at 8:36
Rui F Ribeiro
38.8k1479128
asked Dec 11 at 12:58
otimalakiatheleis
6
edited Dec 12 at 8:36
Rui F Ribeiro
38.8k1479128
edited Dec 12 at 8:36
Rui F Ribeiro
38.8k1479128
edited Dec 12 at 8:36
Rui F Ribeiro
38.8k1479128
38.8k1479128
asked Dec 11 at 12:58
otimalakiatheleis
6
asked Dec 11 at 12:58
otimalakiatheleis
6
asked Dec 11 at 12:58
otimalakiatheleis
6
6
find /home/it21704/labs_team/ -type f -name "*somefilename*" -exec grep -c 'somestring' {} +Will return the count of found string in files. Also don't post screenshots, rather paste code you were trying to achieven the goal.
– Valentin Bajrami
Dec 11 at 13:14
so you would like to grep a partial string in all files...am i right?
– msp9011
Dec 11 at 13:23
that is correct yes @msp9011
– otimalakiatheleis
Dec 11 at 13:47
'$name'will output literal$name. Better use"$name"in that case.
– RoVo
Dec 11 at 14:53
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find /home/it21704/labs_team/ -type f -name "*somefilename*" -exec grep -c 'somestring' {} +Will return the count of found string in files. Also don't post screenshots, rather paste code you were trying to achieven the goal.
– Valentin Bajrami
Dec 11 at 13:14
so you would like to grep a partial string in all files...am i right?
– msp9011
Dec 11 at 13:23
that is correct yes @msp9011
– otimalakiatheleis
Dec 11 at 13:47
'$name'will output literal$name. Better use"$name"in that case.
– RoVo
Dec 11 at 14:53
find /home/it21704/labs_team/ -type f -name "*somefilename*" -exec grep -c 'somestring' {} + Will return the count of found string in files. Also don't post screenshots, rather paste code you were trying to achieven the goal.– Valentin Bajrami
Dec 11 at 13:14
find /home/it21704/labs_team/ -type f -name "*somefilename*" -exec grep -c 'somestring' {} + Will return the count of found string in files. Also don't post screenshots, rather paste code you were trying to achieven the goal.– Valentin Bajrami
Dec 11 at 13:14
so you would like to grep a partial string in all files...am i right?
– msp9011
Dec 11 at 13:23
so you would like to grep a partial string in all files...am i right?
– msp9011
Dec 11 at 13:23
that is correct yes @msp9011
– otimalakiatheleis
Dec 11 at 13:47
that is correct yes @msp9011
– otimalakiatheleis
Dec 11 at 13:47
'$name' will output literal $name. Better use "$name" in that case.– RoVo
Dec 11 at 14:53
'$name' will output literal $name. Better use "$name" in that case.– RoVo
Dec 11 at 14:53
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This should output files which names match *$name* and including pattern:
shopt -s globstar # needed to be able to use **
grep -l "pattern" **/*"$name"*
You can disable globstar afterwards again if you wish:
shopt -u globstar
Alternative using find:
find . -name "*$name*" -exec grep -l "pattern" {} ;
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This should output files which names match *$name* and including pattern:
shopt -s globstar # needed to be able to use **
grep -l "pattern" **/*"$name"*
You can disable globstar afterwards again if you wish:
shopt -u globstar
Alternative using find:
find . -name "*$name*" -exec grep -l "pattern" {} ;
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This should output files which names match *$name* and including pattern:
shopt -s globstar # needed to be able to use **
grep -l "pattern" **/*"$name"*
You can disable globstar afterwards again if you wish:
shopt -u globstar
Alternative using find:
find . -name "*$name*" -exec grep -l "pattern" {} ;
answered Dec 11 at 14:41
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This should output files which names match *$name* and including pattern:
shopt -s globstar # needed to be able to use **
grep -l "pattern" **/*"$name"*
You can disable globstar afterwards again if you wish:
shopt -u globstar
Alternative using find:
find . -name "*$name*" -exec grep -l "pattern" {} ;
answered Dec 11 at 14:41
RoVo
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This should output files which names match *$name* and including pattern:
shopt -s globstar # needed to be able to use **
grep -l "pattern" **/*"$name"*
You can disable globstar afterwards again if you wish:
shopt -u globstar
Alternative using find:
find . -name "*$name*" -exec grep -l "pattern" {} ;
answered Dec 11 at 14:41
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find /home/it21704/labs_team/ -type f -name "*somefilename*" -exec grep -c 'somestring' {} +Will return the count of found string in files. Also don't post screenshots, rather paste code you were trying to achieven the goal.– Valentin Bajrami
Dec 11 at 13:14
so you would like to grep a partial string in all files...am i right?
– msp9011
Dec 11 at 13:23
that is correct yes @msp9011
– otimalakiatheleis
Dec 11 at 13:47
'$name'will output literal$name. Better use"$name"in that case.– RoVo
Dec 11 at 14:53