Search inside files for specific text string?

[RaiderJ]

I need to search for a specific string in some configuration file - but Windows doesn't have a way to do this that I'm aware of (just file/folder names).

Any good free software to do this?

 

[jjones]

This will do it. I use it all the time.

http://www.funduc.com/search_replace.htm

 

[RaiderJ]

Awesome, thanks!

 

[quikah]

The integrated Windows search has this (at least XP does). Search > For Files or Folders > All Files and folders > A Word or Phrase in the file:

 

[MustISO]

UltraEdit and NotePad++ should work as well.

 

[Rottie]

Originally posted by: quikah
The integrated Windows search has this (at least XP does). Search > For Files or Folders > All Files and folders > A Word or Phrase in the file:

Exactly :thumbsup: I use it all the times with XP but Vista doesn't have it

 

[RaiderJ]

The Windows search isn't quite as nice because it doesn't tell you the line number in a file - important when you have a couple thousand line text file. Oddly I had no idea XP could search like that too!

 

[JonnyBlaze]

Originally posted by: Rottie

Originally posted by: quikah
The integrated Windows search has this (at least XP does). Search > For Files or Folders > All Files and folders > A Word or Phrase in the file:

Exactly :thumbsup: I use it all the times with XP but Vista doesn't have it

by default vist searches inside your files for whatever you put in the search bar.

 

[Rottie]

Thanks JonnyBlaze it does work I see a warning message begging me to turn on index...i didnt want to it will slow my notebook down.