Find String (QGREP) Utility
findstr
- C:\Windows\system32\findstr.exe /?
Output:
Searches for strings in files.
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[ ...]]
/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.
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 occurrences 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
For full information on FINDSTR regular expressions refer to the online Command
Reference.
Return Code: 0
C:\Windows\system32\findstr.exe
c:\>ver
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19045.2075]
| File | Info |
|---|---|
| File Size | 36352bytes |
| Creation Time | 2019/12/07 18:09:13 |
| LastWrite Time | 2019/12/07 18:09:13 |
| ProductVersion | 10.0.19041.1 |
| FileVersion | 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) |
| Hash | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 804a6ae28e88689e0cf1946a6cb3fee5 |
| SHA1 | fdc776e1297d6e6fb31f8eb0e85771d886a18dc2 |
| SHA224 | 72590aad607eeeeb7f70563be221d0de2c335c4970eaab8058d086f7 |
| SHA256 | b29be6da54121f5d9350c545ececce26f30a7f209ce0d9aaea8e00c27dda27a2 |
| SHA384 | 6a92ac5593c379768770e1c679daceb13a53ac1012aaa6e0019cad2691485fd481164840d728c27d38885a348f38a3f5 |
| SHA512 | a9da237ea51b08352c407e1cc125ada83c04d651abc9915167dd12701757ad18d82fbb41de295087ceabe53a0e75070d66c8891044945f9c247056b9d74a4883 |