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   FIND ATTRIBUTE lets you quickly locate all files with a specific attribute  
in the current directory, or in another designated directory. The program is 
designed to search for all child directories related to a specified parent 
directory. 

   The attributes you are able to search for include: Read Only, Hidden, 
System, Archive, and Directory: 

      * READ ONLY files are protected from being changed or deleted
        by any DOS operation.

      * HIDDEN files cannot be seen by ordinary DOS operations,
        such as DIR.

      * SYSTEM files are similar to Hidden files in that they cannot
        be seen by ordinary DOS operations; however, this attribute
        allows you to distinguish between a "special" system file
        and a "normal" file that is simply hidden.
 
        NOTE: Both Hidden and System files can be used just like other 
        files; they just won't show up in DOS lists like those shown
        by the DIR command.

      * ARCHIVE files are files that have not been backed up since
        the last system back-up. Some backup utilities will use this
        attribute to back-up only those files that were modified.

      * DIRECTORY files are not really files at all! They are simply
        directories of other files.
                    
   
   The proper syntax for using the Find Attribute is:

        FINDATT [/A] [/D] [/S] [/H] [/R] [directory]

where [/A], [/D], [/S], [/H], [/R] are the attributes for which you would like 
to search, and [directory] is the directory in which you would like the 
search to begin. 

   All of the parameters are optional. If no [directory] is given, the current
directory is searched. If no parameters are given, a quick run-down of the 
syntax is displayed. 

FILES USED BY FIND ATTRIBUTE:

^FFINDATT.EXE


