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Command Descriptions
Syntax FIND [/option] match-string [filespec]
Options The /C option causes FIND to only display the count of lines found with the
specified string.
The /N option causes FIND to display the line number of the line found
containing the string.
The /V option causes FIND to display the lines that do not contain the string.
The match-string argument specifies the word or group of characters to
search for.
The filespec argument specifies the file or group of files to search in. The
complete drive and path can be specified. Wildcard characters can be used in
the filename.
Examples The following example shows each line in the file JUNK.C that contains the
string “printf”.
FIND printf junk.c
The following example shows each line in a directory listing that contains a
DIR. The command first executes a DOS DIR command with the output
piped into the FIND command. The FIND command then displays each line
that contains the string “DIR”.
dir ¦ FIND DIR
The following example give a count of the lines in the file MANUAL.TXT that
contain the string “ROM-DOS”.
FIND /C ROM-DOS MANUAL.TXT
.....MANUAL.TXT: 105
HELP
Type Internal
Purpose Provides on-line help of each ROM-DOS command.
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