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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
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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
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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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