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Find files                                            Alt + F7
 This command searches the current or specified directory for
 files not only by name, but by contents. Type  the  filename
 you wish to locate in the File Name text  box. You  can  use
 DOS wildcard characters, described below.

 To find files by Searching for Text type a partial  word  or
 short phrase (or any fragment of text) in the Containing box
 that you know to be contained in  the  misplaced  file. It's
 best to keep it short and avoid word breaks (word processors
 may insert a "soft return" between words). The  filespec  in
 the File Name text box will limit your  search  and  this is
 important on large-capacity drives.

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

 There  are  several  buttons at the  bottom  of  Find Files'
 screen:

    Button        Purpose
    -------       -------------------------------------------
    Stop          Stop the current search.

    New search    Start a new search.

    Go to         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.

    Quit          Quit   Find Files   and   go  back  to  the
                  Commander.

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".

    *   Matches 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.)

    ?   Matches one character.  So "a?" will match "a", "ab",
        "ac", etc. "????" will match any name with up to four
        characters,  and "a*.??z" will  match  any  file name
        starting with `a' and ending with `z'.

 You may use *: at the beginning of the File name  to specify
 all non-removable drives.

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