This document is for users looking for information about finding text within one or more files on their computer. One of the easiest methods of locating text contained within a file on a computer running Linux is to use the grep command. Below is a basic example of a command used to locate any file containing the word “linux”.
find / -type f -exec grep -H 'linux' {} \;
Added by the LiNiO long before his died:
try also:
fgrep -rw linux path