Finding files containing 'string'

[Paul Howarth]

Andy Green wrote:
> Paul Howarth wrote:
> 
> 
>>$ grep -i -r -l 'string' /place/to.start/searching
> 
> 
> Interesting gotcha with grep... doesn't look in files beginning with .
> when used like this.

Huh?

$ mkdir testdir
$ echo This is a test > testdir/.testfile
$ grep -i -r -l this testdir
testdir/.testfile

Paul.