What is the "findstr.exe" ? Variant 2289712

Our database contains 44 different files for filename findstr.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the findstr.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name findstr.exe. This file belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Find String (QGREP) Utility. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 1 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process findstr.exe.

findstr.exe Process
Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Find String (QGREP) Utility
Version:
6.1.7600.16385
MD5:
d1696d5d97a471768170c89af2290891
SHA1:
8827d21ef6e9a942f52279395d6b6840c7d2b04d
SHA256:
7c59f18b747da2865bc2b7303a989bbfb81cbe04d3865cfeabf418d78786a333
Size:
62464
Directory:
C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:
Windows 7
Occurence:
Low oc0

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avast! Antivirus2016-01-20 10:35:32
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User Reviews of the "findstr.exe"

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file %SystemDiskRoot%\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\findstr.exe (Variant: 14278631)

    This utility is a genuine MS Windows part - Find String (QGREP) Utility. Any user of unix-like operating system will be aware of the GREP utility, this executable is the representation of similar functionality for MS Windows. This command searches for patterns of text in files using regular expressions.
    Syntax :
    findstr [/b] [/e] [/l] [/r] [/s] [/i] [/x] [/v] [/n] [/m] [/o] [/p] [/offline] [/g:file] [/f:file] [/c:string] [/d:dirlist] [/a:ColorAttribute] [strings] [[Drive:][Path] FileName[...]]
    Findstr is capable of finding the exact text you are looking for in any ASCII file or files. However, sometimes you have only part of the information that you want to match, or you want to find a wider range of information. In such cases, findstr has the powerful capability to search for patterns of text using regular expressions.
    More information about this functionality can be found on http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490907.aspx