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--- grep_on_find_results [2021/04/08 10:26] – raju
+++ grep_on_find_results [2021/04/08 10:30] (current) – raju
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 </code>
-The output can be redirected to a file
+Another solution is to use xargs
 <code>
-find . -iname '*.py' -exec grep something -inH --color {} + > output.txt
+find . -iname '*.py' -print0 | xargs -0 grep something -inH --color
 </code>
-Another solution is to use xargs
+The output can be redirected to a file
 <code>
-find . -iname '*.py' -print0 | xargs -0 grep something -inH --color
+find . -iname '*.py' -exec grep something -inH --color {} + > output.txt
 </code>
-From the man page of find:
+Notes:
+Here is an excerpt from the man page of find (https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/find.1.html -> search for "-exec command {} +")
 <code>
        -exec command {} +
@@ Line 38: / Line 41: @@
 </code>
-Ref:- https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/find.1.html -> search for "-exec command {} +"