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Recursively find pattern in files
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| grep -rnw . -e ".*\.extend" --include=\*.js | |
| -r or -R is recursive, | |
| -n is line number, and | |
| -w stands match the whole word. | |
| -l (lower-case L) can be added to just give the file name of matching files. | |
| More examples | |
| grep --include=\*.{c,h} -rnw '/path/to/somewhere/' -e "pattern" | |
| grep --exclude=*.o -rnw '/path/to/somewhere/' -e "pattern" |
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