Finding Files Using WHERE

To locate a file or directory on your local computer or a remote computer, use WHERE.EXE. The following line shows WHERE command-line syntax:

where [/r dir] [/qte] pattern
 

/r dir

Perform a recursive search, starting with directory dir. If you do not specify dir, where will search the directories specified by the PATH environment variable.

/q

Quiet mode (use exit code to determine the result).

/t

Display size and time.

/e

Display the .EXE type.

pattern

The name of the file or directory to locate, which can include wildcard characters (* and ?).

For example, the following command will find all occurrences of FileName on the PATH:

where FileName

The following command will find all occurrences of FileName, searching recursively from the current directory:

where /r . FileName

The following command will find all occurrences of FileName on the specified network share:

where /r \\ServerName\ShareName FileName