Finding files containing 'string'

[Paul]

Paul Howarth wrote:
> 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
> 

	Methinks Andy is seeing the likes of

$ mkdir testdir
$ echo This is a test > testdir/.testfile
$ cd testdir
$ grep -i -r -l this *
grep: No match.

	My favorite..

find . -print | xargs grep -i <string>

	Slower, but in my experince, pretty bulletproof.