-R, -r, --recursive Read all files under each directory, recursively; this is equivalent to the -d recurse option.
Print line numbers also, so you don't have to search through the files once its open for the string you already grepped for.
The difference between this and the other alternatives here using only grep is that find will, by default, not follow a symlink. In some cases, this is definitely desirable.
Using find also allows you to exclude certain files, eg
find directory/ ! -name "*.tmp" -exec grep -ni phrase {} +
would allow you to exclude any files .tmp files.
Also note that there's no need for calling grep recursively, as find passes each found file to grep.
Any thoughts on this command? Does it work on your machine? Can you do the same thing with only 14 characters?
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