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Find Parameters

The Find command parameters are as follows:

• string—Indicates the character string to search for. You can specify any of the following string types:
  • Quoted—If the string contains spaces, it must be enclosed in single or double quotes.

    If the string contains single quotes, it must be enclosed in double quotes.

    If the string contains double quotes, it must be enclosed in single quotes.

    If the string is enclosed in single or double quotes, it is case sensitive.

  • Hex—A hex string is a quoted string that is preceded by the letter X and must contain only hexadecimal digits (0 - 9, A - F). The string must have an even number of digits.
  • Character—A character string is a quoted string that is preceded by the letter “C.” It is used to find a character string exactly as entered.
  • Non-quoted—The search is not case sensitive.
• *—(Asterisk) Searches for the previous character string. You can enter * with any of the other positional parameters.
• nnn—Positional parameter used to search for the character string in the specific nnn column. You can omit nnn.
• mmm—Positional parameter used to search for the character string in the specific nnn mmm range. You can omit mmm, but if you include mmm you must also include nnn.
• NEXT—Positional parameter used to search towards the bottom of file. If the cursor is placed on a line in the data, the search starts from that location. NEXT is default and can be omitted.
• PREV—Positional parameter used to search towards the top of file. If the cursor is placed on a line in the data, the search starts from that location. PREV can be omitted.
• FIRST—Positional parameter used to search from the top of file. FIRST can be omitted.
• LAST—Positional parameter used to search from the bottom of file. LAST can be omitted.
• ALL—Positional parameter used to search from the top to the bottom of the file for all occurrences of the entered string. The number of times the string was found is displayed in a message in the upper-right hand corner of the screen. The first occurrence of the string is highlighted, and the cursor is placed at the start of the string. ALL can be omitted.
• Snnnnnnnn—Positional parameter used to start the search from the line number nnnnnnnn towards the bottom of the file. Snnnnnnnn can be omitted.
• ALLHITS—Abbreviated as AH. Positional parameter used to start the search from the top to bottom of the file for all occurrences of the entered string. The number of times that the string was found is displayed in a message in the upper-right hand corner of the screen, and all visible occurrences of the strings are intensified.

  ALLHITS can be omitted.

• To select one of the found occurrences of the string, place the cursor on the line containing the occurrence and press Enter. The relevant page displays.
• WORD—Positional parameter used to search for the string entered as though it was prefixed and suffixed by a non-alphanumeric character. WORD can be omitted.