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Asked: June 11, 20262026-06-11T06:09:45+00:00 2026-06-11T06:09:45+00:00

How I can make the grep command locate certain words in the files specified

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How I can make the grep command locate certain words in the files specified by the routes found by the locate command?

locate my.cnf | grep user

(I want that grep command search the word “user” on the files found for locate command)

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    2026-06-11T06:09:46+00:00Added an answer on June 11, 2026 at 6:09 am

    Instead of a pipe, use command replacement:

    grep user `locate my.cnf`
    
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