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find — Find a specified string in files. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/admi

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Problem

How to use the find command: Find a specified string in files. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/find>.

Solution

find — Find a specified string in files. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/find>.

Find lines that contain a specified string:

find "{{string}}" {{path\to\file_or_directory}}

Display lines that do not contain the specified string:

find "{{string}}" {{path\to\file_or_directory}} /v

Display the count of lines that contain the specified string:

find "{{string}}" {{path\to\file_or_directory}} /c

Display line numbers with the list of lines:

find "{{string}}" {{path\to\file_or_directory}} /n

Code Snippets

Find lines that contain a specified string

find "{{string}}" {{path\to\file_or_directory}}

Display lines that do not contain the specified string

find "{{string}}" {{path\to\file_or_directory}} /v

Display the count of lines that contain the specified string

find "{{string}}" {{path\to\file_or_directory}} /c

Display line numbers with the list of lines

find "{{string}}" {{path\to\file_or_directory}} /n

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