How to Find a Phrase in Files

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In windows 7 - I want to search for all files containing "A word or phrase in the file". The standard XP search box. More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Lord Omega | permalink
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In Windows 7 - I want to search/find all files containing "A word or phrase in the file". The old standard XP search box. I do NOT supply: file name; file type; drive letter; etc. - nothing. I tried
Tags: Windows,Windows 7,Files, Folders, and Online storage

For further reading: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/in-windows-7-i-want-to-search-for-all-files/aadfe1f1-4a33-406b-8e72-bb920efa4f30 ^[1]

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Finding all files containing a text string on Linux More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Mabel Morales | permalink
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I'm trying to find a way to scan my entire Linux system for all files containing a specific string of text. Just to clarify, I'm looking for text within the file, not in the file name. When I was

For further reading: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16956810/finding-all-files-containing-a-text-string-on-linux ^[2]

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How to find a text file which contains a specific word inside (not in its name) More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by whoopzass | permalink
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I want to find a text file in my hard disk which contains a specific word. I want to use a graphic application. I'm on 12.4 "Precise Pangolin". Prior to Ubuntu 12.4 I used to start in the dash an

For further reading: http://askubuntu.com/questions/127892/how-to-find-a-text-file-which-contains-a-specific-word-inside-not-in-its-name ^[3]

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How to Search for Text Inside of Any File Using Windows Search More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Franck 62 | permalink
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Many of us rely on Windows Search to find files and launch programs, but searching for text within files is limited to specific filetypes by default. Here’s how you can expand your search to include other text based files.

For further reading: http://www.howtogeek.com/99406/how-to-search-for-text-inside-of-any-file-using-windows-search/ ^[4]

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How do you search for files containing a word or phrase (XP's "dog" Search Companion) in Windows 7? More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Carolyn Wilkinson | permalink
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Windows XP's Search Companion seems to be a lot more powerful than searching in Windows 7. Particularly, I want to be able to search for filenames matching some pattern, containing a particular wo...

For further reading: http://superuser.com/questions/676431/how-do-you-search-for-files-containing-a-word-or-phrase-xps-dog-search-compa ^[5]

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how do I find a phrase/word recursivly in a file tree in linux More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Demon Chung | permalink
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how do I find a phrase/word recursively in a file tree in Linux? I tried find . -name ./* | grep my_phrase and I tried grep -r "register_long_arrays" *

For further reading: http://superuser.com/questions/182976/how-do-i-find-a-phrase-word-recursivly-in-a-file-tree-in-linux ^[6]

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How to Search for Text Inside Multiple PDF Files at Once More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Sir Icky Icky | permalink
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PDF documents are probably the most commonly used set of documents in most offices today because of their ability to be locked from accidental changes or u

For further reading: http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/how-to-search-for-text-inside-multiple-pdf-files-at-once/ ^[7]

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Search text across multiple files with Windows Grep More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Parkin Lee | permalink
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Windows only: Windows Grep searches user-defined files and folders for text or regular expressions, offering quick and powerful results of all of the matches within your defined search locations.
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For further reading: http://lifehacker.com/276830/search-text-across-multiple-files-with-windows-grep ^[8]

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References & Citations

1. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/in-windows-7-i-want-to-search-for-all-files/aadfe1f1-4a33-406b-8e72-bb920efa4f30

2. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16956810/finding-all-files-containing-a-text-string-on-linux

3. http://askubuntu.com/questions/127892/how-to-find-a-text-file-which-contains-a-specific-word-inside-not-in-its-name

4. http://www.howtogeek.com/99406/how-to-search-for-text-inside-of-any-file-using-windows-search/

5. http://superuser.com/questions/676431/how-do-you-search-for-files-containing-a-word-or-phrase-xps-dog-search-compa

6. http://superuser.com/questions/182976/how-do-i-find-a-phrase-word-recursivly-in-a-file-tree-in-linux

7. http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/how-to-search-for-text-inside-multiple-pdf-files-at-once/

8. http://lifehacker.com/276830/search-text-across-multiple-files-with-windows-grep