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To look up files recursively in the given directory for the given text, and display the file name with line number that has the matching text.

grep -rHn "text to search" /path/to/dir

To use a search pattern, use the following command:

grep -rHn -e "text pattern to search" /path/to/dir

Args:

r – search recursively
H – display the file name with the matching text
n – display the line number in the file with the matching text
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