klaudiajaros / find.exe

A command line application for searching .txt files

find.exe version 1.0 - Command Line Application

author: Klaudia Jaros

please read this document before using find.exe

What is find.exe ?

It is a command line application which allows you to search a given .txt file for a specified word. Find.exe has two built-in features:

1. Word replacement mode, which allows you to find a given word within your txt document and replace it with another. This mode creates a copy of the original file called "output.txt" and saves it with the changes to the word.
2. Case insensitive mode, this mode ignores case while searching for a given word.

Requirements:

• Windows OS and Microsoft Compiler / Visual Studio Developer Command Prompt

How to install it?

Open your Microsoft Compiler and use the command: nmake find , to compile the application and produce find.exe. You are ready to use the application now.

How to use it ?

Use the command: find <word_to_find> -i <file_to_search> for the standard search mode, case sensitive. Example: find and -i my_document.txt Caution:

• The word you want to find must be entered right after calling find as above.
• After calling -i, you must provide your .txt document next, with the .txt extension, as above.

Optional arguments:

-r used to replace <word_to_find> with another word specified by the user <replacement_word> Command: find <word_to_find> -i <file_to_search> -r <replacement_word> Example: find and -i my_document.txt -r or Caution:

• After calling -r, you must provide the replacement word right after, as shown above.

-c used to enable the case-insensitive mode, to ignore case while searching for words Command: find <word_to_find> -i <file_to_search> -c Example: find and -i my_document.txt -c find and -i my_document.txt -r or -c

The order of your arguments doesn't matter unless specified above.

Uninstall the application:

Open your Microsoft Compiler and use the command: nmake clear