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How to Find Files Containing Specific Text String in Linux

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Jun 21, 2021

Almost all file managers for Linux like Nemo and Thunar by default provide an option to search for files. But if you want to search for a string inside a file?s content using file manager, the majority of them do not let you do so.

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