I have several files present on an IFS path and I am not sure which file or document contains the string fail. If I would go and search for each file on the IFS path, then it would be very time-consuming for me to find this string. Is there any quick way that I can follow to search an IFS folder for all the files contained within that folder for a specified string within that file or document?
You can do this from
Qshellon IBM i. To start theQSHELL, typeSTRQSHfrom the command line, and theQSH command entry screenwill open. Now you can use the following command to search an IFS folder for a string within documents or files.QSH IFS search command:
grep -F -R -i "search string" /ifsfoldergrepcommand searches for a pattern in a file and writes each matching line to standard output.-Ftells it to search for a flat string as opposed to a regular expression.-Rtells it to search all files and subdirectories of the directory given.-imeancase-insensitive. Leave this if you want to match the upper or lower case exactly. You can get more info about the grep command here.