IS there an FTP tool that can search for a phrase in all the files in a directory?

Question

Probably not, just need to clear up a question between me and a colleague.

Wondering if there's an FTP tool that will search for a phrase within all the files in a directory.

Answer 1

If you have more than just FTP access then it is possible with WinSCP and grep:

http://winscp.net/eng/docs/remote_command

http://winscp.net/eng/docs/custom_commands#search_text

Answer 2

Not via FTP, no. FTP does not have a search or grep function for files, it's simply for transferring.