How to write a batch file to find a string in a text file and push it into a new text file

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i want to write a batch file to find a particular string in a file. If the string is found then i want to redirect the whole line which contains the string to another file. for ex:

suppose a file myfile.txt contains the following text

abcwerthfdh
qwerewtretywr
weqreqwrtabcwerwe
wqerweqabcqwewq

when i launch the batch file giving myfile.txt and abc as command line arguments, then the output should be into a file called newfile.txt and it should contain only the lines which contain the text "abc". if i run this code again it should append to newfile.txt and not delete existing contents. in this case it should push the lines 1, 3 and 4 into newfile.txt

Endoro · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-07 12:00:06Z

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@echo off&setlocal
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('findstr "%~2" "%~1"') do (echo(%%a)>>newfile.txt

edited Nov 7, 2013 at 12:00

answered Nov 7, 2013 at 11:51

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fthiella · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-07 11:51:12Z

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You could use FINDSTR:

FINDSTR abc myfile.txt >> newfile.txt

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npocmaka · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-07 12:01:36Z

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type  myfile.txt | findstr /n "abc" >>  newfile.txt

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edited Nov 7, 2013 at 12:01

answered Nov 7, 2013 at 11:47

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