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

Have a look at this answer instead, to a similar question: grep, but only certain file extensions

This worked for me. In your case just type the following:

grep -inr "onblur" --include \*.html ./

consider that

• grep: command

• -r: recursively

• -i: ignore-case

• -n: each output line is preceded by its relative line number in the file

• --include \*.html: escape with \ just in case you have a directory with asterisks in the filenames

• ./: start at current directory.