Search strings using grep in Linux

grep word_to_look_for file_name.txt --context=10

-n if you want to see line numbers.



Search phrase in
grep -Ri "phrase to search for" /directory/to/search/in

-R recursively
-i ignore case


To search for a file name recursevly:

find <path> -name *FileName*
e.g.
find . -name pipes.txt