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FINDSTR in CMD - whole words only

I use Windows 7 and often use the FINDSTR command to search in * .log files.

I would like to ask if it is possible to search for whole words only.

Because often when I type:

findstr "su" *.log

I get:

su
super
unsubscribe

etc.

Solution

  • 2 options, depending on the requirements. Consider you want all lines where su is a standalone word in a string:

    user can su
su
super
unsubscribe

    then run use word boundary with regex:

    findstr /rc:"\<su\>" *.log

    which will match both:

    user can su
su

    if however you only want the standalone word in a string su, then use exact match:

    findstr /x "su" *.log

    add /i if your word needs to be matched in upper, lower or mixed case.