Linux: Find text in files

• -r means recursive.
• -n shows the line of the file where the text snippet was found.
• -w means that the text snippet as a whole must match. If you search for “house” with -w, you won’t find “front door”.
• -i means that no distinction is made between upper and lower case.
• -l can optionally be added to output only the file path in which the text snippet appears.

Examples to search text in files (Linux)

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