Finding Files Using ATTRIB.EXE With The /S Sw

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Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:48 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: Customers may save, create, or copy a file and later be unable to find the file on the disk. If the user does not have a utility that can find the file, he or she can use the DOS ATTRIB command (available with DOS 3.3 and later) to search an entire disk. The steps below show how this is done: 1. Verify that ATTRIB.EXE is located in a directory listed in the PATH command. 2. Change to the root directory if the DOS directory is not in the PATH. 3. Type ATTRIB /S, and press Enter. Any valid filename can be used, including wildcard characters. One customer loaded the WordPerfect graphics files onto the hard drive and didn't know which directory they were in. This customer used the ATTRIB command to find the files by typing ATTRIB *.WPG /S at the root directory prompt. DOS will list any files it finds with a .WPG extension on the screen along with the full path to the directory in which the file resides. See memo number DOS_001 in the DOS infobase for an additional option for finding files.

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