WinSCP: Text search on remote files

Question

I use WinSCP to get access on the remote files of our project. How can I search for some text/words in all remote files/directories using WinSCP?

Answer 1

WinSCP does not support text searching in its primary GUI.

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But there's a built-in extension to Search recursively for text in remote directory.

This is a universal solution that works with SFTP, even if the server does not allow shell access, or even for FTP or WebDAV sessions.

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Alternatively, you may be able to make use of WinSCP console window (Commands > Open Terminal) to launch the search from the command-line.

grep -r "text_to_search_for" *

This of course requires a shell access to the server.