Finding a string
To search the data for a specific string, use the FIND primary command (which you can abbreviate as F or /).
For example, to search for the next occurrence of
the string
Jamesin any mix of uppercase and lowercase, enter the following on the command line:
F JAMESTo move the cursor to the next occurrence of the search string, press the RFind function key (F5).
To find the same string as you specified on the previous FIND primary command, specify an asterisk (*) as the search string.
To limit the search for a string to only where it appears as a prefix in the data, specify the PREFIX parameter.
To limit the search for a string to only where it appears as a suffix in the data, specify the SUFFIX parameter.
To limit the search for a string to only where it appears as a "word" in the data, specify the WORD parameter.
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