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find

Find a specified string in one or more 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

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