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FINDSTR

MS DOS Command: FINDSTR

Reference from Microsoft WinXP cmd help

Description

Searches for strings in files.

Syntax

FINDSTR [/B] [/E] [/L] [/R] [/S] [/I] [/X] [/V] [/N] [/M] [/O] [/P] [/F:file] [/C:string] [/G:file] [/D:dir list] [/A:color attributes] [/OFF[LINE]] strings [[drive:][path]filename[ ...]]

Parameters

/B Matches pattern if at the beginning of a line.
/E Matches pattern if at the end of a line.
/L Uses search strings literally.
/R Uses search strings as regular expressions.
/S Searches for matching files in the current directory and all subdirectories.
/I Specifies that the search is not to be case-sensitive.
/X Prints lines that match exactly.
/V Prints only lines that do not contain a match.
/N Prints the line number before each line that matches.
/M Prints only the filename if a file contains a match.
/O Prints character offset before each matching line.
/P Skip files with non-printable characters.
/OFF[LINE] Do not skip files with offline attribute set.
/A:attr Specifies color attribute with two hex digits. See "color /?"
/F:file Reads file list from the specified file(/ stands for console).
/C:string Uses specified string as a literal search string.
/G:file Gets search strings from the specified file(/ stands for console).
/D:dir Search a semicolon delimited list of directories
strings Text to be searched for.
[drive:][path]filename Specifies a file or files to search.

Remarks

Use spaces to separate multiple search strings unless the argument is prefixed with /C. For example, 'FINDSTR "hello there" x.y' searches for "hello" or "there" in file x.y. 'FINDSTR /C:"hello there" x.y' searches for "hello there" in file x.y.

Regular expression quick reference:

. Wildcard: any character
* Repeat: zero or more occurances of previous character or class
^ Line position: beginning of line
$ Line position: end of line
[class] Character class: any one character in set
[^class] Inverse class: any one character not in set
[x-y] Range: any characters within the specified range
\x Escape: literal use of metacharacter x
\<xyz Word position: beginning of word
xyz\> Word position: end of word

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DISKCOMP

MS DOS Command: DISKCOMP

Reference from Microsoft WinXP cmd help

Description

Compares the contents of two floppy disks.

Syntax

DISKCOMP [drive1: [drive2:]]

Parameters

drive1: Specifies the drive containing the first floppy diskette.
drive2: Specifies the drive containing the second floppy diskette.

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DISKCOPY

MS DOS Command: DISKCOPY

Reference from Microsoft WinXP cmd help

Description

Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.

Syntax

DISKCOPY [drive1: [drive2:]] [/V]

Parameters

drive1: Specifies the drive containing the first floppy diskette.
drive2: Specifies the drive containing the second floppy diskette.
/V Verifies that the information is copied correctly.

Remarks

The two floppy disks must be the same type. You may specify the same drive for drive1 and drive2.

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