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A. The find command lets you search one file at a time for a string, but the findstr command is more versatile. This command has the following switches.
findstr \[/b\] \[/e\] \[/l\] \[/r\] \[/s\] \[/i\] \[/x\] \[/v\] \[/n\] \[/m\] \[/o\] \[/f:file\] \[/c:string\] \[/g:file\] \[strings\] \[\[drive:\]\[path\]filename\[ ...\]\] The following table explains each parameter.
| Parameters | Meaning |
| /b | Matches pattern if at the start of a line |
| /e | Matches pattern if at the end of a line |
| /l | Searches literally |
| /r | Uses text as a regular expression (default) |
| /s | Searches current directory and all subdirectories |
| /i | Ignores case |
| /x | Selects lines that are an exact match |
| /v | Selects lines that don’t match |
| /n | Displays the line number before the matched line |
| /m | Displays only the matching filenames |
| /o | Displays the offset of the match before the matched line |
| /g:<file> | Gets the search string from the specified file (e.g., /g:argument.txt) |
| /c:"<string>" | Uses text as a literal (e.g., /c:"string") |
| /f:<file> | Gets the file list from the specified file (e.g., /f:filelist.txt) |
| strings | Denotes the search string (in double quotes if multiple words) |
| files | Shows the files to search |
Use spaces to separate multiple search strings unless you use /c.
The command
findstr "Windows NT FAQ" ntfaq.html would search for Windows, NT, or FAQ in ntfaq.html. The command
findstr /c:"Windows NT FAQ" ntfaq.html would search for Windows NT FAQ in ntfaq.htm.
