Article: Q89727
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:2.x,3.x,4.x,5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 2.11, 3.1, 3.2, 3.21, 3.3, 3.3a, 4.0, 4.01, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22
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SUMMARY
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Locating files on your hard drive can be accomplished with the MS-DOS ATTRIB and
CHKDSK commands. With MS-DOS 5.0, 6.0, or 6.2, you can locate files using the
DIR command. These commands are also very useful when searching for multiple
copies of a file.
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The MS-DOS 5.0 and later internal command DIR provides an /S option that allows
you to search all subdirectories for occurrences of the specified file. For
example, the following command will find the COMMAND.COM file in every directory
on the C drive:
dir c:\command.com /s
In MS-DOS versions 3.3 and later, the MS-DOS external command ATTRIB can be used
to check for the existence of a file on a specific drive. The following command
issued from the root directory (C:\>) will find the COMMAND.COM file in every
directory on drive C and display their attributes:
attrib c:\command.com /s
NOTE: When using DIR or ATTRIB, you must specify that the search start at the
root path in order to search the entire drive, or you can specify a pathname if
you want to restrict the search to a certain branch of the directory tree.
With MS-DOS versions 2.0 and later, you can locate a file on a drive by using the
MS-DOS external commands CHKDSK and FIND. For example, the following will find
COMMAND.COM:
chkdsk c: /v | find "COMMAND.COM"
Note: Because the FIND command is case sensitive, you must specify the filename
in capital letters. Also, because the pipe creates a temporary file, you must
have write access to the current disk/directory.
When using the DIR and ATTRIB commands, issue the command from the root directory
to include all locations of the file on a disk. When using the CHKDSK command,
all copies of the file are displayed regardless of the directory you're in.
Additional query words: 6.22 3.10 3.20 3.30 3.30a 4.00 4.00a 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20
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Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS321 kbMSDOS400 kbMSDOS320 kbMSDOS330a kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS310 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS330 kbMSDOS401 kbMSDOS500a kbMSDOS211
Version : MS-DOS:2.x,3.x,4.x,5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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