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Strings filename(s)| grep text_to_search_for From Wikipedia: In computer software, strings is a program in Unix-like operating systems that finds and prints text strings embedded in binary files such as executables. I'm not aware of any way to use Finder to search for text in binary files.

Mac OS X Lion includes a fabulous technology called Spotlight that can help you find almost anything on any mounted disk in seconds. With the Mac OS X Lion Finder search box, Spotlight can search for files, search for folders, search for text inside documents, and search for files and folders by their metadata (creation date, modification date, kind, size, and so on).

Press Command+Option+F to move the cursor to the search box of the active window.

The following steps walk you through all the features:

1. Type a single character in the Search box.

   The window starts displaying the results.

   If you want to change the criteria for one or more of these items, it’s the same as changing criteria for a Smart Folder: Click the item in the Sidebar and then click the Action-menu button and choose Show Search Criteria. When you’re done changing the search criteria, click the Save button to resave your folder.

2. If the folder or volume you want to search isn’t This Mac or your Home folder, open the folder you want to search, and type your query in the Search box in that folder’s window.

   The default is to search files’ contents. To search for a file by its file name, choose Filename Contains from the drop-down menu.

3. When you find the file or folder, you can open any item in the list by double-clicking it.

You can also start a search by choosing File→Find (shortcut: Command+F).

Keep these points in mind when you perform a search:

• You have a choice of where to search.

• You can choose additional search criteria as well as other attributes, including modification date, creation date, keywords, label, file contents, and file size.

• To add another criterion, simply click the + button on the right side of the window.

• To save a search for reuse in the future, click the Save button on the right side of the window.

Try choosing different options from the window’s Arrange menu — Application, Date Last Opened, and so on — to see the search results presented in different ways.

So there you have it — fast searches made easy in the Finder. But there are many ways to access the power of Spotlight, and the Search box in the toolbar of Finder windows is merely one of them.

Is there a way to search for text in all files in a directory using VS Code?

I.e., if I type 'find this' in my search, it will search through all the files in the current directory and return the files that matched. Basically like if I did a grep. My coworker told me Sublime has something like this.

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You can do Edit, Find in Files (or Ctrl+Shift+F - default key binding, Cmd+Shift+F on MacOS) to search the Currently open Folder.

There is an ellipsis on the dialog where you can include/exclude files, and options in the search box for matching case/word and using Regex.

In VS Code...

1. Go to Explorer (Ctrl + Shift + E)
2. Right click on your favorite folder
3. Select 'Find in folder'

The search query will be prefilled with the path under 'files to include'.

Ctrl + P (Win, Linux), Cmd + P (Mac) – Quick open, Go to file

Press Ctrl + Shift + F

click on 3 dots under search box.

type your query in search box

type ./FOLDERNAME in files to include box and click Enter

Alternative way to this is, Right click on folder and select Find in Folder

I think these official guide should work for your case.

VS Code allows you to quickly search over all files in the currently-opened folder. Press Ctrl+Shift+F and enter in your search term. Search results are grouped into files containing the search term, with an indication of the hits in each file and its location. Expand a file to see a preview of all of the hits within that file. Then single-click on one of the hits to view it in the editor.

This action is not bound to a key by default, to bind it do this:

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1. File > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts (Ctrl+K, Ctrl+S)
2. Search for 'find folder'
3. Press the + icon on the left of 'filesExplorer.findInFolder' search result
4. Enter your desired key combination

A simple answer is to click the magnifying glass on the left side bar

Mac Search For File Type

1. Enter Search Keyword in search (CTRL + SHIFT + F)

2. Exclude unwanted folder's/files by using exclude option (!)

   ex: !Folder/File*

3. Hit Enter

Search results gives you desired result

If you have a directory open in VSCode, and want to search a subdirectory, then either:

• ctrl-shift-F then in the files to include field enter the path with a leading ./,

or

• ctrl-shift-E to open the Explorer, right click the directory you want to search, and select the Find in Folder... option.

To add to the above, if you want to search within the selected folder, right click on the folder and click 'Find in Folder' or default key binding:

Alt+Shift+F

As already mentioned, to search all folders in your project, click Edit > 'Find in Files' or:

Ctrl+Shift+F

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