On 12/30/2010 11:34 AM, S Mathias wrote: > mkdir one > mkdir two > mkdir three > > echo "word1 word2 word3"> one/asf.txt > echo "word2 word4, word5"> one/asfcxv saf.txt > echo "word1. word2"> one/dsgsdg.txt > > echo "word6, word3!"> two/sdgsd dsf.txt > echo "word6"> two/ergd.txt > > echo "asdf, word2"> three/werdf.txt > echo "word7, word8 word9 word10"> three/qwerb erfsdgdsg.txt > echo "word4 word3"> three/web erg as.txt > Simplest would be: grep -r -c word one two three which produces: one/asfcxv:1 one/asf.txt:1 one/dsgsdg.txt:1 two/ergd.txt:1 three/web:1 three/werdf.txt:1 three/qwerb:1 There are other options that will give you more precision, but basically I think that grep will give you what you want. (If I understodd the question ... ) -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines