grep recursively for a specific file type on Linux

Question

Can we search a term (eg. \"onblur\") recursively in some folders only in specific files (html files)?

grep -Rin \"onblur\" *.html

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Answer 1

Consider checking this answer and that one.

Also this might help you: grep certain file types recursively | commandlinefu.com.

The command is:

grep -r --include="*.[ch]" pattern .

And in your case it is:

grep -r --include="*.html" "onblur" .