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FindList

FilledSmallSquare FindList["file", "text"] gives a list of lines in the file that contain the specified string.

FilledSmallSquare FindList["file", "", "", ... ] gives a list of all lines that contain any of the specified strings.

FilledSmallSquare FindList["", ... , ... ] gives a list of lines containing the specified strings in any of the .

FilledSmallSquare FindList[files, text, n] includes only the first n lines found.

FilledSmallSquare FindList returns {} if it fails to find any record which contains the specified text.

FilledSmallSquare If FindList opens a file or pipe, it closes it again when it has finished.

FilledSmallSquare See notes for Find.

FilledSmallSquare See Section 1.11.2 and Section 2.12.9.

FilledSmallSquare See also: ReadList.

FilledSmallSquare New in Version 2.



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