findstr

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alcool9999 · #1 Post by **alcool9999** » 20 Sep 2009 02:31

hi
im a little confused. im using the findstr command but something wierd is happening.

findstr /I %search% music.txt > results.txt

it works but if search contains two or more words i get a wierd output.
search contains "artic monkeys"
music.txt:match

match being the line it found.
why is it doing this and how can i stop it.
also it gives the error cannot open monkeys.
Thanks

avery_larry · #2 Post by **avery_larry** » 22 Sep 2009 10:42

I doubt that %search% is "artic monkeys" from the output you get.

check out /l and /c for findstr.