where

Windows CMD · Files · available in the simulator

What it does

Locates files matching a pattern in PATH or a specified directory.

Syntax

where [/r directorio] [/q] [/f] [/t] patrón

Options and parameters

• /r RUTA

  Recursively searches starting at RUTA.

• /q

  Quiet mode (exit code only).

• /R

  Recursively searches starting at the specified directory.

  where /r C:\Windows *.dll
• /Q

  Suppresses output; returns exit code only.

• /F

  Displays matching file names in quotation marks.

• /T

  Displays the file size and last modified date for each matching file.

Usage examples

• where notepad
• where /r C:\ *.log
• where /r C:\Windows *.dll

Related commands

• assoc
• attrib
• cipher
• compact
• copy
• del