how do I search for specific text within a large group of documents?

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A coder worked on our site and likely wrote some javscript that includes the variable "source_id" -- I'm trying to find where that code lives on our wordpress install / server. We are on wpengine.

I remember being able to search WITHIN a large group of documents for specific text. I think from Cyberduck but now I can't find this feature.

How can I search many documents at once for specific text references?

specifically i remember a feature tool where you could just "find in", and have it search all the docs — user737408, Sep 06 '16 at 16:19

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 06 '16 at 14:59

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You can make a dump of your installation or connect via Cyberduck the server and search the specific variable in a complete folder with almost any text editor.

In Sublime Text you can open a folder and search in files ( Find > Find in files ) the specific variable.

answered Sep 06 '16 at 14:59

Alec von Barnekow

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how do I search for specific text within a large group of documents?

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