How do I search for 'n' find files with no extentions?

[Guest]

Hello

I just found that there may be several files on my external HD that got
saved with no file extention and while I know that I can, for example, find
all jpg's by entering ".jpg" in "allor part of the filename," I have no idea
how to get it to search for all files that have no extention.

 

[Guest]

Start > Run > Cmd
From the command prompt, navigate to the desired directory using "CD" command.
Dir *.

 

[Johnathan]

Hello

I just found that there may be several files on my external HD that
got saved with no file extention and while I know that I can, for
example, find all jpg's by entering ".jpg" in "allor part of the
filename," I have no idea how to get it to search for all files that
have no extention.

Could you give an example of a file that would have no extension please?

 

[Bob I]

*. = everything with no extension

 

[Bob I]

the HOSTS file for instance.

Could you give an example of a file that would have no extension please?

 

[Doug Kanter]

"Cloudchaser the Red Wolf furry"

Hello

I just found that there may be several files on my external HD that got
saved with no file extention and while I know that I can, for example,
find
all jpg's by entering ".jpg" in "allor part of the filename," I have no
idea
how to get it to search for all files that have no extention.

I've never tried this with such files, but you might try searching for
filename.* (period followed by asterisk). The asterisk is a wildcard
meaning "ending with anything". Not sure if the anything can include
nothing.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Searching for filename.* will find everything named filename with any
extension.

Using wildcard characters
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...ll/proddocs/en-us/find_c_search_wildcard.mspx

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Donald Lessau]

"Cloudchaser the Red Wolf furry"

Hello

I just found that there may be several files on my external HD that got
saved with no file extention and while I know that I can, for example, find
all jpg's by entering ".jpg" in "allor part of the filename," I have no idea
how to get it to search for all files that have no extention.

Try XYplorer's Boolean search: search for "!." (= NOT dot) to find all items
without extension.
Other useful examples here: http://www.xyplorer.com/xed/findfiles.htm

Don