Search for specific text in Win 10 files
How can I search for specific text in all files in windows 10?
They have made it so obtuse that I can even figure out how to search for a file name.
They have made it so obtuse that I can even figure out how to search for a file name.
Skyler Kincaid
You just use the search box in the top right of any File Explorer window.
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Open up Powershell ISE and use this script to find the text recursively within subdirectories faster:
Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\LOCATION\*.txt" -Recurse | ForEach-Object {
$FileItem = $_
Select-String -Path $FileItem.FullName -Pattern 'insert text to search here' |
Select-Object -Property `
@{Name='DirectoryName'; Expression={$FileItem.DirectoryName}},
@{Name='Name'; Expression={$FileItem.Name}},
LineNumber,
Line
}
Thanks Richard and I trust all is well now in terms of search.