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FIND - locate forwards the line which begins with the supplied string

Syntax:
Find [string]

Description:
The FIND command attempts to locate a line towards the end of the file that begins with string . If the optional string is not supplied the last string used in any of the family of find commands is used.

string can contain two special characters:

space - this will match any single character in the target line
underscore - this will match any single space in the target line

Compatibility:
XEDIT: Compatible.
KEDIT: Compatible.

See Also:
FINDUP, NFIND, NFINDUP

Status:
Complete


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