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Windows batch file find string but don't print

I'm new to windows batch scripts but have started using the findstr command e.g.

findstr "test" file.txt
if not errorlevel 1 ( echo Found it!)

The code manages to findtest in file.txt but I don't want it to output the line where it finds "test" I just want it to echo Found it!

Is this possible with findstr or should I be using something else?

Solution

  • Just redirect the output to nul.

    findstr "test" file.txt >nul
if not errorlevel 1 ( echo Found it!)