Need unix command file HELP!

[hamilton at uiucuxc.CSO.UIUC.EDU]

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>We are looking for a utility that can, when given a arbitrary string,
>can locate all occurences of that string anywhere on the system. Our
>local Un*x gurus can't figure this out, so we are appealing to those out
>in Netland to help us out.

try something like:

    find / -type f -a -exec fgrep -s this-is-the-string \{\} \; -a -print 

if possible, add extra terms to limit the search.  for example, if you
want to search only for C source files, add:
	-name \*.c -a
before the "-exec".

you could certainly write something more efficient, but do you really
need it that often?

	wayne hamilton
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