find text in file how

how do you find text in a file in Command prompt preferably using the I
comman
and what is a string.for exampl
if i had a couple lines and one said hi and i used if hi exists in th
file goto echo

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More homework?

http://www.khmerson.com/~eia213/msdos/commands/
http://www.khmerson.com/~eia213/msdo...ds/findstr.htm




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"Xeon Corporatio" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> how do you find text in a file in Command prompt preferably using the IF
> command
> and what is a string.for example
> if i had a couple lines and one said hi and i used if hi exists in the
> file goto echo1
>
>
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> Xeon Corporatio

On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:16:29 -0600, Xeon Corporatio
<> wrote:

>
>how do you find text in a file in Command prompt preferably using the IF
>command
>and what is a string.for example
>if i had a couple lines and one said hi and i used if hi exists in the
>file goto echo1


Repost in another group such as alt.msdos,batch

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