Debug: S (Search)

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Searches a range of addresses for a pattern of one or more byte values.

Syntax

sRange List

Parameters

Range

Required. Specifies the beginning and ending addresses of the range you want to search.

List

Required. Specifies the pattern of either one or more byte values or a string on which you are searching.

Displays a list of debug subcommands.

Remarks

Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003 family of products do not use this command. It is included only to preserve compatibility with existing MS-DOS files, but it has no effect at the command line because the functionality is automatic.
Use Range with a debug subcommand to specify a range of memory. You can choose one of the following formats for Range: a starting address and an ending address, or a starting address and the length (denoted by l) of the range. For example, both of the following syntaxes specify a 16-byte range beginning at CS:100:

cs:100 10f

cs:100 l 10
When you use the List parameter, separate each byte value with a space or comma and enclose string values in quotation marks (that is, "String"). If List contains more than one byte value, Debug.exe displays the first address where the byte value occurs only. If List contains one byte value, Debug.exe displays all addresses where the value occurs in the specified range.

Examples

To find all addresses in the range CS:100 through CS:110 that contain the value 41, type:

scs:100 110 41

Debug.exe displays the results in the following format:

04BA:0104

04BA:010D-

To search for the string "Ph" in the range CS:100 through CS:1A0, type:

scs:100 1a0 "Ph"

Formatting legend

Format	Meaning
Italic	Information that the user must supply
Bold	Elements that the user must type exactly as shown
Ellipsis (...)	Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line
Between brackets ([])	Optional items
Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (\|). Example: {even\|odd}	Set of choices from which the user must choose only one
Courier font	Code or program output

Some of these terms may be the same or similar to DOS commands. For information on DOS Commands, click here

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