tldr/pages/windows/find.md

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