====== Search for files with specific text in them ====== find /var/www -type f -exec grep -l '/sync-clients/' {} \; This will output all files with the specified string. The path in example is /var/www, and string we search for is /sync-clients/ grep -iRl 'text' . * -i > ignore caps * -R > recursive * -l > Display filename instead of text * 'text' > text to search * . > location to start in