DockerInstall

Summary

Search for literal text within files inside a container

Inputs

• containerId (required) — Container name or full/short container ID
• workingPath — Absolute path inside the container. Relative file paths resolve from here. Linux containers only.
• glob — Optional shell-style pattern to filter candidate files
• query (required) — Literal text to search for inside files under Working Path
• caseSensitive — Whether matching should respect letter case
• searchTextReturnAll — Whether to return every text match or only up to a given limit
• searchTextLimit — Max number of matches to return

Output shape

array of objects each containing file path, line number, and matched text

Returns an empty array if no matches; respects searchTextReturnAll and searchTextLimit to control number of results

Examples

Example 1: Search for TODO comments in workspace files

containerId: cd17c922acd6, workingPath: /workspace, query: TODO, caseSensitive: false, searchTextReturnAll: true, searchTextLimit: 10

Example 2: Find stack traces in application logs

containerId: my-service, workingPath: /var/log, glob: *.log, query: stack trace, caseSensitive: true, searchTextReturnAll: false, searchTextLimit: 5

Links

• n8n community nodes installation guide