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How to find if a file contains a given string using dos command line

Started by Chris, October 30, 2019, 05:30:47 PM

Chris

I want to search all files in a specific folder and its subfolders having particular word (like we can use grep command in Linux) on my Windows server. How can I use Windows command prompt to search it?

Kailash

You can use findstr command to search specific string via command prompt:

To search only one word:

findstr /s "hello" *.*

If there is a space in the search word, you have to use /C option as follow:

findstr /s /C:"hello world" *.*

Hope this will be helpful!