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where — Display the location of files that match the search pattern. Defaults to current work directory and

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Problem

How to use the where command: Display the location of files that match the search pattern. Defaults to current work directory and paths in the %PATH% environment variable. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/where>.

Solution

where — Display the location of files that match the search pattern. Defaults to current work directory and paths in the %PATH% environment variable. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/where>.

Display the location of file pattern:
where {{file_pattern}}


Display the location of file pattern including file size and date:
where /T {{file_pattern}}


Recursively search for file pattern at specified path:
where /R {{path\to\directory}} {{file_pattern}}


Silently return the error code for the location of the file pattern:
where /Q {{file_pattern}}

Code Snippets

Display the location of file pattern

where {{file_pattern}}

Display the location of file pattern including file size and date

where /T {{file_pattern}}

Recursively search for file pattern at specified path

where /R {{path\to\directory}} {{file_pattern}}

Silently return the error code for the location of the file pattern

where /Q {{file_pattern}}

Context

tldr-pages: windows/where

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