Command: locate

  LOCATE is a file finder for DOS.

Syntax:

  LOCATE [filespec] [options]
         The filespec may contain a drive letter, directory name, or
         both. If a drive letter is specified, only that drive will be
         searched. If no drive is specified, Locate will decide for it-
         self which drives to search.
         Everything before the last backslash in the filespec is assumed
         to be the name of a directory to search; Locate will search that
         directory and any subdirectories it contains. If a directory
         name is specified, but no drive letter, the directory is
         assumed to be on the current drive; only the current drive will
         be searched. Wildcards are not permitted in the directory name.

Options:

  What to search for:
    /D              Both files and subdirectories (the normal default).
    /D-             Files only, no subdirectories (default with
                    /B /K /X /S: /0).
    /D+             Subdirectories only, no files.
    /H              Hidden or system items only.
    /X              Executable files only (.COM .EXE .BAT).
    /0              Empty (0-byte) files only.
    /S:[min][,max]  Files within a size range.
    /D:[min][,max]  Items within a range of Dates.
    /D:dowlist      Items from specific days of the week.
    /T:[min][,max]  Items within a range of times.
    /A:[a+][a-]     Mask by Attributes.
  Where to search:
    /T              Current directory and search path only.
    /NR             Do not recursively search subdirectories.
    /R              Local fixed disks only.
    /M              Include duplicate network drive mappings.
    /E:var          Directories listed in an environment variable.
  How to display found items:
    /P              Peter-style display, with dates, times, attributes,
                    and sizes.
    /I              With index numbers, dates, times, attributes, sizes.
    /W              Wide display.
    /N              Bare naked display (file list).
    /B:"command"    As a batch file.
    /L              Using Windows 95 long filenames.
    /O:"string"     Formatted output using macros.
    /S              Summary info only.
    /US             Use United States date and time format
                    (Tue May 31 1994).
    /UK             Use United Kingdom date and time format
                    (Tue 31 May 1994).
    /UJ             Use Japanese (ISO) date and time format
                    (Tue 1994-05-31).
    /12             12-hour time format.
    /24             24-hour time format.
    /NP             No paging.
  What to do with found items:
    /G              Go to directory.
    /K              Kill (delete) found items.
    /C:"string"     Execute Commands, using the same macros as /O.
    /F:n            Stop after First n items.
  Other options:
    /Y              Yes -- don't prompt for /K or /C.
    /NV             No Video BIOS calls.
    /V              Swap spacebar and Enter key when paging.
    /NA             Do not romanize letters for comparison.

Comments:

  LOCATE is not part of the actual FreeDOS distribution.
  For more information and downloading it see:
  http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/util/
  file/locate/

Examples:

  locate           find all files and directories ("items")
  locate *.SYS     find all items with a .SYS extension
  locate /H        find all hidden or system items
  locate *.SYS /H  find hidden/system items with .SYS extension

Command: locate

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