# jfind
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# Description
The Windows platform does not provide a command line search program like the UNIX find command. This is a limited form of the Unix find command for the Windows platform. The format of the command is as:
jfind pathlist options
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where option may be:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| -name pattern | finds files whose name matches pattern |
| prints the pathname for files found | |
| -type d | f |
# Example
jfind C:\MYDIR -name ".*AUSTIN.*" -print
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This command is useful when used to pipe data to the jbackup command, e.g.
jfind C:\accounts -print | jbackup -f C:\my_backups\my_accounts.bak
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