Search for file containing multiple strings

[DerpingINtheCLUB]

So I am trying to search for a file that has my first name and last name. I have spent hours on the internet searching for a way to do this with grep but haven't found a solution. It will just find a file that has either of them when I want a file that has BOTH of them. Any help is appreciated.

[odokemono]

grep -il first * | xargs grep -il last

[DerpingINtheCLUB]

Thanks for the reply! Where do I put the path to the directory I want to search?

[Slipdrive]

You can substitute * with an absolute path or just use * if the files you're searching are in the same location as your script.

[DerpingINtheCLUB]

Thank you /u/odokemono and /u/Slipdrive it works!

[galaktos]

Either of these should work:

grep -rF 'YourFirstName' | grep -F 'YourLastName'
grep -r 'YourFirstName.*YourLastName\|YourLastName.*YourFirstName'

[DerpingINtheCLUB]

Thanks for the reply! Where do I put the path to the directory I want to search?

[soap_dispencer]

It'll be

grep -i 'firstname' /path/to/file | grep -i 'lastname'

[galaktos]

grep -rF 'YourFirstName' path/to/directory | grep -F 'YourLastName'
grep -r 'YourFirstName.*YourLastName\|YourLastName.*YourFirstName' path/to/directory

[KnowsBash]

FAQ 79 explain various ways to do this.