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Asked: May 15, 20262026-05-15T09:14:56+00:00 2026-05-15T09:14:56+00:00

How to find all files with a specific key word in a directory with

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How to find all files with a specific key word in a directory with subdirectories. For example, given a directory r_dir and subdirectoris d1, and d2, I need find all files contains “key_word” under r_dir and d1 and d2.

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    2026-05-15T09:14:56+00:00Added an answer on May 15, 2026 at 9:14 am

    On Windows:

    findstr /spin /c:"key_word" *.*
    
    (s = recursive, p = ignore binaries, i = case-insensitive, n = line numbers)
    

    On linux / OS X:

    grep -i -r key_word *
    
    (i = case-insensitive, r = recurse subdirs)
    
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