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Find File                                     
Alt + F7

 This command searches the current disk for files.
 You can search for files by name or search for files
 containing specified text. Complete the entry boxes to
 start your search.

 File(s) to find: Type in the name you want to search for
 (you can use DOS wildcard characters, described below) and
 press Enter.

 Containing: You can enter a text string to search for
 if you want. If this is left blank Find File will perform
 a file search only.

 To search for all DOC files that contain the word 'COMMANDER'
 perform a search for *.doc containing COMMANDER.

 As Find File searches the entire disk, you can use the cursor
 keys to scroll through the list.

 There are several buttons at the bottom of the Find File
 screen:

    Button        Purpose
    -------       ----------------------------------------
    Chdir         Change to the directory of the file under
                  the cursor and move the cursor to that file.
                  This is a very quick way to move to a file.

    New search    Start a new search.

    Change drive  Change to another drive and restart search.

    View          View a file. You can view some file formats
                  whilst filefind is working.

    Stop          Stop the current search.


DOS Wildcard Characters
-----------------------
 DOS file names have two parts: the name (which can be up to 8
 characters) and the extension (which can be up to 3
 characters) with a period in between.  For example,
 "filename.ext".

    *   Match any characters for the rest of the name or
        extension.  "a*" will match "a", "ab", and "abc", as
        well as many others.  '*' applies just to one part of
        the file name, so "a*" will not match "ab.c".  Use
        "a*.*" to find all files that start with 'a' and have
        any extension.  (Note: "*a" will match any name, and
        not just names with an `a' at the end as you might
        expect.)

    ?   Match one character.  So "a?" will match "a", "ab",
        "ac", etc.  "????" will match any name with up to four
        characters.

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