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DOCUMENTATION FOR Whereis COMMAND
Purpose: Searches for specified file(s) through all DOS
2.0 directories listing matching files with their
appropriate directories and sub-directories.
Format: WHEREIS [filename[.ext]]
Type: External
Remarks: This command is from the January 1984 issue of
"Softalk for the IBM Personal Computer" by John
Socha. It will work correctly on the volume on
which it is resident. It does not automatically
cross over onto other volumes. (Note the absence
of an optional volume label in the format
description. The following examples demonstrate
proper usage (where {CR} indicates a carriage
return:
WHEREIS myfile.txt {CR}
WHEREIS myfile.* {CR}
WHEREIS *.bas {CR}
WHEREIS *.* {CR}