Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/03/08/14:10:49
From: | "Colin W. Glenn" <cwg01 AT gnofn DOT org>
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Newsgroups: | comp.os.msdos.djgpp
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Subject: | Re: Search DOS hard drive question
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Date: | Sat, 8 Mar 1997 01:58:23 -0600
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To: | djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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On Fri, 7 Mar 1997, Programming wrote:
> The command:
> DIR /S /E will give all files in the current, and all subdirectories.
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> The FIND command will find all character strings, in a file.
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> I want to search all files on the hard drive for a specific character
> string; in the root directory, and all subdirectories. ALL files.
You might be better off using a combination of tricks, first off, use
DIR (file.spec) /B /S >TEMP.DAT
To produce a list of the files you want searched into a file, then open
the file with a program produce a bat file with the command
FIND "my text" (one.file.spec) >>RESULTS.DAT
For each file. After you run the bat, you can examine RESULTS.DAT to
quickly locate which files contain the string you're looking for.
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