find (Windows)

In computing, find is a command in the command line interpreters (shells) of DOS[1], FlexOS[2], OS/2, Microsoft Windows[3], and ReactOS. It is used to search for a specific text string in a file or files. The command sends the specified lines to the standard output device.[4][5]

The Unix command find performs an entirely different function, analogous to forfiles on Windows. The rough equivalent to the Windows find is the Unix grep.[6]

Overview

The find command is a filter to find lines in the input data stream that contain or don't contain a specified string and send these to the output data stream.

Syntax

FIND [/V] [/C] [/N] [/I] "string" [[drive:][path]filename[...]]

Arguments:

  • "string" This command-line argument specifies the text string to find.
  • [drive:][path]filename Specifies a file or files in which to search the specified string.

Flags:

  • /V Displays all lines NOT containing the specified string.
  • /C Displays only the count of lines containing the string.
  • /N Displays line numbers with the displayed lines.
  • /I Ignores the case of characters when searching for the string.

Note: If a pathname is not specified, FIND searches the text typed at the prompt or piped from another command.

Example

find "keyword" < inputfilename > outputfilename

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jamsa, Kris A. (1993), DOS: The Complete Reference, Osborne McGraw-Hill, p. 206, ISBN 0078819040.
  2. ↑ http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/digitalResearch/flexos/1073-2003_FlexOS_Users_Guide_V1.3_Nov86.pdf
  3. ↑ https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490906.aspx Microsoft TechNet Find article
  4. ↑ Paterson, Tim (2013-12-19) [1983]. "Microsoft DOS V1.1 and V2.0: /msdos/v20source/FIND.ASM". Computer History Museum, Microsoft. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  5. ↑ Shustek, Len (2014-03-24). "Microsoft MS-DOS early source code". Software Gems: The Computer History Museum Historical Source Code Series. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  6. ↑ https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/equivalent-of-unix-grep-command-in-doswindows-726
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