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FindStr.exe |
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%windir%\system32\FindStr.exe
---OR--- %SystemRoot%\system32\FindStr.exe |
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\\computername\admin$\system32\FindStr.exe |
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.FindStr |
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.ExactName Mount/\Command for
FindStr.exe |
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:FNL |
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Numbers the lines in a file, optionally padding the numbers to equalize columns |
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2004-07-13)
This is the Mounted Help Text. We also archive the Common Help Text
for NT,
2K, XP
and K3
Description
Searches for strings in files.
Syntax
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FindStr |
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[/A:color attributes] [/B] [/C:string] [/D:dir list] [/E]
[/F:file] [/G:file]
[/I] [/L] [/M] [/N] [/O] [/OFF[LINE]] [/P] [/R] [/S] [/V] [/X]
strings [[drive:][path]filename[ ...]] |
Parameters and Switches
| /A:attr |
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Specifies color attribute with two hex digits. See "COLOR
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| /B |
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Matches pattern if at the beginning of a line. |
| /C:string |
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Uses specified string as a literal search string. |
| /D:dir |
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Search a semicolon delimited list of directories |
| /E |
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Matches pattern if at the end of a line. |
| /F:file |
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Reads file list from the specified file(/ stands for console). |
| /G:file |
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Gets search strings from the specified file(/ stands for console). |
| /I |
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Specifies that the search is not to be case-sensitive. |
| /L |
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Uses search strings literally. |
| /M |
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Prints only the filename if a file contains a match. |
| /N |
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Prints the line number before each line that matches. |
| /O |
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Prints character offset before each matching line. |
| /OFF[LINE] |
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Do not skip files with offline attribute set. |
| /P |
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Skip files with non-printable characters. |
| /R |
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Uses search strings as regular expressions. |
| /S |
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Searches for matching files in the current directory and all subdirectories. |
| /V |
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Prints only lines that do not contain a match. |
| /X |
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Prints lines that match exactly. |
| strings |
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Text to be searched for. |
| [drive:][path]filename |
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Specifies a file or files to search. |
Examples, Notes and Instructions
Use spaces to separate multiple search strings unless the argument is prefixed with /C. For example, 'FindStr "hello there" x.y'
searches for "hello" or "there" in file x.y. 'FindStr /C:"hello there" x.y' searches for "hello there" in file x.y.
Regular expression quick reference:
| Wildcard: any character |
. |
| Repeat: zero or more occurances
occurrences of previous character or class |
* |
| Line position: beginning of line |
^ |
| Line position: end of line |
$ |
| Character class: any one character in set |
[class] |
| Inverse class: any one character not in set |
[^class] |
| Range: any characters within the specified range |
[x-y] |
| Escape: literal use of metacharacter x |
\x |
| Word position: beginning of word |
\<xyz |
| Word position: end of word |
xyz\> |
For full information on FindStr regular expressions refer to the online Command Reference.
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Things that are different (by design, by accident or otherwise)
Regular Expressions
Ranges [a-z] and [A-Z] perform INCONSISTENTLY in 2K/XP.
-------Begin (strings.txt)-------
abc
DEF
123
--------End (strings.txt)--------
Example #1 (looking for UPPER CASE only)
C:\>findstr /R [A-Z] strings.txt
DEF
Correct: returned only lines containing at least one UPPER CASE character.
abc
DEF
Incorrect: returned any alpha character, not just UPPER CASE
Example #2 (looking for lower case only)
C:\>findstr /R [a-z] strings.txt
abc
Correct: returned only lines containing at least one lower case character.
abc
DEF
Incorrect: returned any alpha character, not just lower case
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