how to search in a directory files in linux

# this will search all subdirectories for text (no case sensitivity)
grep -inR "your text" .
# Node: this command will search for text INSIDE Files, not file names

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                                    // Using backslash and asterisk (\*) at the end will search for all files that start with your search term (in this case &quot;readme&quot;). So you would also be able to find &quot;readme2&quot; etc. 
find . -name readme\*

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