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linux find text in files recursively -include

# look for airflow Variable usage recursively in it's homepath
# include only python and sql files in the search
grep --include=*.{py,sql} -rnw /home/airflow -e 'Variable'

# shows how to use exclude... it'll skip data or log files
grep --exclude=*.{data,log} -rnw . -e 'Variable'

linux search for a given string in all files recursively

$ grep -r "String to be searched goes here" *

find file with text recursively

grep --include=*.{c,h} -rnw '/path/to/somewhere/' -e "pattern"