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What is the command to search all files in your current directory for the word "plasmodium"?

  1. grep plasmodium *

  2. find plasmodium -all

  3. lookup plasmodium *

  4. search plasmodium
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Explanation

The grep command searches for patterns within files. 'grep plasmodium *' searches for the string 'plasmodium' in all files in the current directory (the * wildcard expands to all filenames). The other commands (find, lookup, search) are either incorrect syntax or don't exist in standard Unix.

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