To search for text through the entire filesystem from the current path down in Linux use the following :
find / -type f -print0 | xargs -0 grep -l "string to search" 2>/dev/null
Search entire filesystem for text in Linux
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To search for text through the entire filesystem from the current path down in Linux use the following :
find / -type f -print0 | xargs -0 grep -l "string to search" 2>/dev/null