Re: Search in content of a IFS file

[Dennis <iseries@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Also, if there's a directory "tree" within which you need to find such text:
   /dira/january
   /dira/february
   /dira/march

Then cd to the top directory and use the -r switch:

QSH

> cd /dira
> grep -r 'find this' *
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Dennis
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"Mark S. Waterbury" <mark.s.waterbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Guy:
>
> Use:    grep pattern filename
>
> Example:
>             grep 'test' *
>         will search all files in the current directory for lines that 
> contain the pattern "test" ...
>
> Do this from Qshell (STRQSH or QSH).
>
> Then, change the current directory to the directory that contains the 
> files you want to search, e.g.:
>
>     cd /QIBM/UserData
>
> Then issue the grep command, e.g.:
>
>     grep 'test' *
>
> The output will show each file name that contains a match, and the data
>
> found.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Mark S. Waterbury
>
>
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