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Windows Command to Delay The Output And Then Find a String
In Windows Command Prompt, you can delay the output using the ping
command, and then find a specific string in the output using the find
command. Here's how you can do it:
Open Command Prompt:
PressWindows Key + R
, typecmd
, and pressEnter
.Delay the output using
ping
:
Theping
command can be used to introduce a delay. It will ping a non-existent host for the specified number of seconds. For example, to introduce a delay of 5 seconds, use the following command:ping 127.0.0.1 -n 6 > nul
The
-n 6
flag means it will send 6 pings (1 initial ping + 5 additional pings), and> nul
will suppress the output.Perform the task that generates the output you want to search.
Find the string in the output using
find
:
Once the delayed output is ready, you can use thefind
command to search for a specific string in that output. For example, to find the string "example" in the output, use the following command:arduinoYourCommand | find "example"
Replace
YourCommand
with the actual command that generates the output.
Here's a combined example:
Let's say you want to find the string "error" in the output of the dir
command. First, introduce a delay, then execute the dir
command, and finally, use the find
command to search for "error":
bashping 127.0.0.1 -n 6 > nul & dir C:\ /s | find "error"
Note that the delay introduced by the ping
command may not be extremely precise and can vary based on the system's performance and load. If precise timing is critical, you might want to consider using more advanced scripting techniques.