Use the following commands to find files that contain specific text
grep “text to search for” directory-path
grep "config" /home
-r will search recursively
grep -r "config" /etc
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Use the following commands to find files that contain specific text
grep “text to search for” directory-path
grep "config" /home
-r will search recursively
grep -r "config" /etc