Here is a sample code:

use strict;
use File::Find;

my @dirs = qw( . );                ## add current directory to list of
+ dirs to search

## main processing done here
my @found_files = ();
my $pattern = qr/World/;

find( \&wanted, @dirs );        ## fullpath name in $File::Find::name

sub wanted
{
    next if $File::Find::name eq '.' or $File::Find::name eq '..';    
+    
    
    open my $file, '<', $File::Find::name or die "Error openning file:
+ $!\n";
        
    while( defined(my $line = <$file>) )
    {        
        if($line =~ /$pattern/)
        {
            push @found_files, $File::Find::name;    
            last;            
        }        
    }
    
    close ($file);    
}

## display files - could be sorted if needed, etc
foreach my $file( @found_files)
{
    print $file, "\n";
}

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In reply to Re: How to Recursively search down thru directories to find a string and display its location. by diddy_perl
in thread How to Recursively search down thru directories to find a string and display its location. by sharathfierof2

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