Find a file with an unknown name

[Randal L. Schwartz]

>>>>> "Steve" == Steve Bertrand <steve at ipv6canada.com> writes:

Steve> What command string do I use to search a directory structure for a file,
Steve> when my search pattern only matches content and not filename?

grep -r 'pattern here' top-level-dir-here

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