[PLUG] grep vs find [Was: Re: Unsaved E-mail: Recoverable? [YES, IT IS]]

[Fred James]

wes wrote:


(omissions for brevity, and to change the subject)
> grep -ri [some key word from the email] /
>
> -wes
>   
Now that I find very interesting (-r) ... often my quest is for a file 
(or files) containing some specific piece of text, and the 'find' for 
that isn't nearly as pretty as this.

Which is faster for this purpose (if you know), find or grep?
Thank you
Regards
Fred James