Search for scripts for file names
I have a large number of Applescript scripts and need to change a file name used in some of them. Is it possible to find all the scripts in a folder for a particular name and a list. «"I tried different solutions but no luck, for example, the shell script ' / usr/bin/mdfind - Teh" & quoted form of documentsPOSIXpath & "' kMDItemFSName = \"Receipts.txt\»»»
Recognizing any assistance received.
Try to use grep in a Terminal:
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