Search for Files that Do NOT Contain a Certain Term

Windows Command Prompt

To do this with Windows Command Prompt, CMD.

Start -> Run -> Type “cmd”. use “cd” to change to your working directory and enter:

dir | findstr /v /i "FINAL"

This will list all files and folders which do not have the word “FINAL” in the title.

dir /a:-d | findstr /v /i "FINAL"

This will list all files which do not have the word “FINAL” in the title. Note the /a:-d this is listing just file, and NO folders.

Powershell

It is possible to do this with Windows PowerShell.

Get-ChildItem -exclude "*FINAL*"

This will list all files and folders which do not have the word “FINAL” in the title.

Get-ChildItem -exclude "*FINAL*" | where { ! $_.PSIsContainer }

This will list all files which do not have the word “FINAL” in the title. Pipping the output to to the where command will make sure that only file are listed.

If you are running on Windows Vista or lower you may need to download and install Windows PowerShell.

Useful Links.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee176841.aspx

7 Aug 2012 | Tags ( CLI cmd powershell search Windows )