Is there a way to search through alot of text files for a specific word/phrase all at once without opening every single one?

8/12/2006 12:43:51 AM

You can use the "find" command/program from the command shell in Windows.

Searches for a text string in a file or files.

FIND [/V] [/C] [/N] [/I] [/OFF[LINE]] "string" [[drive:][path]filename[ ...]]

  /V         Displays all lines NOT containing the specified string.
  /C         Displays only the count of lines containing the string.
  /N         Displays line numbers with the displayed lines.
  /I         Ignores the case of characters when searching for the string.
  /OFF[LINE] Do not skip files with offline attribute set.
  "string"   Specifies the text string to find.
  [drive:][path]filename
             Specifies a file or files to search.

If a path is not specified, FIND searches the text typed at the prompt
or piped from another command.

8/12/2006 1:16:06 AM

or you can use the regular windows search and use the "Find in" option

8/12/2006 1:24:38 AM

I have also had good luck with http://desktop.msn.com/

8/12/2006 1:36:33 AM

google desktop, but i think you have to leave your computer idle while it finishes indexing your comp first

8/12/2006 1:49:36 AM