Purpose: Finds and reports the location of a specific string of
text characters in one or more files.
Discussion
FIND is a filter command (reads from input, transforms it, and outputs it
to the screen, to a file, or to a printer). FIND searches for a string of
characters you enter in the files you name. The program will display the lines that
contain the specified string. You must put double quote marks before and
after the characters to be searched for. If the string you are searching for
already has quotes around it, you must use a double set of quote marks.
If you do not enter a filename, the program will prompt you for one when
the program starts. Wild card characters are not allowed.
For more information about the FIND command, see Chapter 6, Tips for Advanced Users, in the downloadable book DOS the Easy Way.
Options
/V - Displays all lines not containing the specified string. /C - Displays only the count of the number of lines that contained a
match in each of the files. /I - Ignores the case of letters in the string search. /N - Displays the found line preceded by the relative line number.
Example
You can use FIND to search more than one file. For example, to find the
string and being unknown, is Truth in both the file QUOTES1.TXT and QUOTES2.TXT
on the diskette in drive B, enter
find and being unknown, is Truth b:quotes1.txt b:quotes2.txt
FIND will display the found lines first from the file QUOTES1.TXT and
then from the file QUOTES2.TXT.
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