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minus-squaretequinhu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-27 months agogrep -irl "some text that the file would have" (Obiously only work for text files, but that’s enough to cover 90% of cases for me)
minus-squaretequinhu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoFun fact: I use “git bash shell” over windows’ cmd just because of grep
minus-squareindepndnt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoI don’t know what those flags mean, but from context I think this is a command I’ve needed a bunch of times but haven’t had the time or energy to learn about yet. So thanks! I can’t wait to try it!
minus-squaretequinhu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months ago case insensitive rrecursive only show filenames I also like to use: I (capital i) to skip binary files, if I’m in a folder with heavy images/videos/etc c 3 to show 3 lines around the matched text
minus-squarenaticus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoThis’ll help: https://explainshell.com/explain?cmd=grep+-irl+"some+text"
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grep -irl "some text that the file would have"(Obiously only work for text files, but that’s enough to cover 90% of cases for me)
Now we need a /c/grep_irl
That’s a solid windows shame.
Fun fact: I use “git bash shell” over windows’ cmd just because of grep
I don’t know what those flags mean, but from context I think this is a command I’ve needed a bunch of times but haven’t had the time or energy to learn about yet. So thanks! I can’t wait to try it!
insensitiverrecursivelenamesI also like to use:
I(capital i) to skip binary files, if I’m in a folder with heavy images/videos/etcc 3to show 3 lines around the matched textThis’ll help:
https://explainshell.com/explain?cmd=grep+-irl+"some+text"