What am I missing with this Findstr command?

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X:\Admin>findstr /s/i/c:"permission denied" *.*
FINDSTR: // ignored
FINDSTR: // ignored

X:\Admin>findstr -s-i-c:"permission denied" *.*
FINDSTR: /- ignored
FINDSTR: /- ignored

X:\Admin>

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 24 '13 at 23:29

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Add spaces between the parameters:

findstr /s /i /c:"permission denied" *.*

answered Jan 24 '13 at 23:29

mandaleeka

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The other option is to combine the options with only one option prefix: `findstr /sic:"permission denied" *` or `findstr -sic:"permission denied" *` – dbenham Jan 25 '13 at 02:15
@dbenham, Such weird syntaxes, do they follow any standards? – Pacerier Apr 21 '15 at 21:07
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@Pacerier - Hell no! See [What are the undocumented features and limitations of the Windows FINDSTR command?](http://stackoverflow.com/q/8844868/1012053) to get a sense of just how chaotic this command can be. – dbenham Apr 21 '15 at 21:14

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 24 '13 at 23:29

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You should leave a space between options

 findstr /s /i /c:"permission denied" *.*

answered Jan 24 '13 at 23:29

Steve

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The other option is to combine the options with only one option prefix: `findstr /sic:"permission denied" *` or `findstr -sic:"permission denied" *` – dbenham Jan 25 '13 at 02:15

What am I missing with this Findstr command?

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