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How to find files with text started with

I tried to use

find ./ -type f -name '*.php' -exec grep -slE '^asdasd' {} \;

and 

find ./ -type f -name '*.php' -exec pcregrep -l '^asdasd' {} \;

But this commands found files, where 'asdasd' in beginning of lines, not of all text, for example:

File content:

qweqwe

asdasd

czczc

I want to find files only with this file content:

asdasd

qwdq

qwdad

(asdasd in beginning of all text)

Solution

  • With awk you can check if the first line matches whatever saying:

    awk 'NR==1 && /pattern/' file

    If you want to print its file name, then say:

    awk 'NR==1 && /pattern/ {print FILENAME}'

    To combine it with find and check if the first line starts with "asdasd", use:

    find -type f -exec awk 'NR==1 && /^asdasd/ {print FILENAME}' {} \;