* and ?. Shows all instances of a specified string in one or more files.
ss FindinFiles string [VSS items] [-H] [-I-] [-IC] [-N] [-O] [-R] [-V] [-Y] [-?]
Looks for the string "giGlobal" in all .C files:
ss FindinFiles giGlobal *.C
Looks for the string "Hello world" in the current project:
ss FindinFiles "Hello world"
The following table describes the command-line options available with this command.
| Option | Description |
| -O | Paginate or redirect the command output. |
| -R | Recursively scan through an entire project list. |
| -V | Look through an earlier version of all specified files or projects. |
| -IC | Ignore case when looking. |
| -I- | Ignore: Do not ask for input under any circumstances. |
| -N | Change between long and short file name mode. |
| -Y | Specify a username and/or password. |
| -?, -H | Request online Help on a command. |
You must have the Read access right to use this command.
The FindinFiles command displays a list of all occurrences of a character string in the VSS files specified (in the same way the Grep command does in UNIX systems). You can look through a file, or through a project (which scans all the files in that project); if you don't specify VSS items, it is assumed you are looking through the files in the current project.
The VSS FindinFiles command supports two wildcard characters * and ?.
Ordinarily, the VSS FindinFiles command is case-sensitive and looks for exact matches: the letter "A" does not match the letter "a". The -IC option makes the search case-insensitive, so "A" matches "a".
FindinFiles returns an exit code of 1 if there were 1 or more matches, 0 if there were no matches, and 100 if an error occurred.