A system and method for efficient file content searching within a file system. In one embodiment, the system may include a storage device configured to store data and a file system configured to manage access to the storage device. The file system may be configured to detect a search operation to determine the presence of a given data pattern within a first file stored on the storage device, and to store an indication of the given data pattern and an indication of result data of the search operation in a first record associated with the first file.