I would like to make use of the command that looks for a specific phrase in a file:
grep -lr "text to find" *
provided here and delete all of the found files. How can I generate the relevant terminal command?
deletingfilefindermacosterminal
I would like to make use of the command that looks for a specific phrase in a file:
grep -lr "text to find" *
provided here and delete all of the found files. How can I generate the relevant terminal command?
Best Answer
Assuming you want to delete them without further ado, use
The
$(..)
runs the command within the parenthesis and uses its output as arguments forrm
.