Findstr command the Grep equivalent for Windows
It has been a while since I use a computer with Windows Operating System. However, I have no choice today since I'm working on a computer provided by client.
In the course of understanding the legacy codes....I need to search the legacy source codes with the grep command. Wait, there's no grep command in Windows!
A friend introduces this nifty tool - findstr
. The grep equivalent command in Windows world.
For example :
In Linux
$ ls -ls | grep filename
In Windows
c:\> dir | findstr filename
For multiple strings search with case insensitive example :
In Linux
$ ls -ls | grep -iE "testdata|lifo"
In Windows - empty space to replace pipe |
for multiple strings
c:\> dir | findstr -i "testdata lifo"
And to search through a list of file example
In Linux
$ grep searchtag -lr /path/directory
In Windows
c:\> findstr /M searchtag c:\directory\*
Hope this helps!
Reference :
By Adam Ng
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