How can I grep while avoiding 'Too many arguments' [duplicate]

Answer 1

The -exec argument to find is useful here, I've used this myself in similar situations.

E.g.

# List the files that match
find /path/to/input/ -type f -exec grep -qiF spammer@spammy.com \{\} \; -print
# Once you're sure you've got it right
find /path/to/input/ -type f -exec grep -qiF spammer@spammy.com \{\} \; -delete