FIND + Finding Strings Within Files
     Locates and displays all lines in a file or group of files 
that contain a specified string.
    VERSION
          PC-DOS 2.0+
	  MS-DOS equivalent: FIND (2.0+)
    TYPE
          External 
    SYNTAX
	  [d:][path] FIND [C][/N] "string"
	   [sd:][spath]sfilename
    OPTIONS
	  [d:][path]		   Specifies the drive letter and
                                   path that contain the FIND 
                                   command file.
          /V                       Displays all lines that do not 
                                   contain the string.
          /C                       Displays a count of the lines 
                                   that contain the string.
          /N                       Displays the line number of 
                                   each line found as well as the 
                                   line.
	  "string"                 Specifies the search string,
                                   which can have up to 250 
                                   characters and must be 
                                   enclosed in double quotes. 
                                   Wildcards are not permitted.
	  [sd:][spath]sfilename    Specifies the file to be
                                   searched. FIND locates all 
                                   records or lines in the file 
                                   that match the specified 
                                   search string.
    EXAMPLES
	  FIND "Oct. 28, 1988" INVOICES.TXT
locates and displays all lines containing the string "Oct. 28, 
1988" in the file named INVOICES.TXT.
	  FIND "Oct. 28, 1988" INVOICES.TXT B:STMNTS.TXT
locates and displays all lines containing the string "Oct. 28, 
1988" in the file named INVOICES.TXT on the default drive and the 
file named STMNTS.TXT on drive B.
	  FIND C"Oct. 28, 1988" INVOICES.TXT
returns
	  ---------- INVOICES.TXT: 201
indicating that 201 lines in the file did not contain the string.
	  FIND "Smith" INVOICES.TXT|FIND "Reno"
locates all of the lines in INVOICES.TXT that contain Smith. 
Then, it passes this information to the FIND filter a second time 
to locate all of the lines that also contain the city Reno. The 
resulting output will display only those lines that contain both 
Smith and Reno.
    NOTE
     Used with the MORE command, the output from FIND can be sent 
to the screen one screen at a time.
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    SEE ALSO
          MORE Command
          Replaceable Parameters in Batch Files
          SORT Command
                                               


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