So by creating an executable file in /usr/bin will allow you to search recursively in a directory. I used it by creating a file called sfiles and when run it asks you for the content you are looking for.
# Put in /usr/bin as an executable to allow use by any user SEARCHTERM="" if [ $# -eq 0 ] then echo "Please enter a search term or phrase: " read SEARCHTERM else SEARCHTERM=$@ fi while [ "$SEARCHTERM" = "" ] do echo "Please enter a search term or phrase: " read SEARCHTERM done echo "Searching for '$SEARCHTERM'..." find ./ -type f -exec grep -l ''"$SEARCHTERM"'' {} ;