ok i now about the find command, but everytime i try

find "*.ini"

it just sits there thinking...

am i doing this improperly?

i just want to be able to search for a file on a disk while using dos

thanks guys!Depends on whether you want to find a specific file or all files with the same extension:

At the c:> prompt type dir/s yourfilename.ext lists every file by that name and extension and its location. dir/s *.ext finds all files with that extension and their locations. It does not show hidden and system files normally unless the attributes h and s have been removed. Under DOS this can sometimes a long time as it will look through the entire drive.That's not what find does.

Find searches for a text string in a file or files.

You want the dir command.

Try typing dir *.ini

To discover what any command does, type the command followed by a space and then /?

for example...

dir /?

find /?

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C:\>find /?
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.

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i just want to be able to search for a file on a disk while using dos