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Findstr

findstr is a shell command that searches for text in files and prints matching lines to standard output. The command provides similar functionality as find, but findstr supports some regular expression operators. However, findstr does not support UTF-16 whereas find does. findstr cannot search for null bytes commonly found in Unicode computer files.

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Developers
Microsoft, ReactOS Contributors
License
Windows: Proprietary commercial software ReactOS: GNU General Public License
Operating system
Windows, ReactOS
Other names
qgrep
Platform
Cross-platform
Type
Command

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Advanced semantic analysis

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Map overview Semantic statistics

Findstr

Nodes20
Edges19
Triples9
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.1
Components1

How this topic connects Entity context

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Findstr

Top relations

Developers · 1
Findstr → Microsoft, ReactOS Contributors
License · 1
Findstr → Windows: Proprietary commercial software ReactOS: GNU General Public License
Operating system · 1
Findstr → Windows, ReactOS
Other names · 1
Findstr → qgrep
Platform · 1
Findstr → Cross-platform
Type · 1
Findstr → Command
Website · 1
Findstr → docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/findstr
is a · 1
Findstr → shell command that searches for text in files and prints matching lines to standard output
related to External links · 1
Findstr → Microsoft Docs

Important terminology Word statistics

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Important terminology

command windows files reactos microsoft shell searches text lines search 2000 isbn docs administration utf-16 unicode command-line john prints matching

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
FindstrDevelopersMicrosoft, ReactOS Contributors1.00infobox
FindstrLicenseWindows: Proprietary commercial software ReactOS: GNU General Public License1.00infobox
FindstrOperating systemWindows, ReactOS1.00infobox
FindstrOther namesqgrep1.00infobox
FindstrPlatformCross-platform1.00infobox
FindstrTypeCommand1.00infobox
FindstrWebsitedocs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/findstr1.00infobox
Findstris ashell command that searches for text in files and prints matching lines to standard output0.90text
Findstrrelated to External linksMicrosoft Docs0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

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