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Asked: June 15, 20262026-06-15T23:40:41+00:00 2026-06-15T23:40:41+00:00

Possible Duplicate: is it possible to find the file which contains a specific text

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is it possible to find the file which contains a specific text in linux?

I want to find where a string occurs in a file directory by command line in Linux.
For example, I want to find where the string “isOutOfCircle()” occurs in files belonging “My Project” directory. How to do this?

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    2026-06-15T23:40:41+00:00Added an answer on June 15, 2026 at 11:40 pm

    grep -R 'isOutOfCircle()' "My Project"

    -R is for recursion search. You may want man grep for more details.

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