In order to find a specific keyword in multiple files, searching large number of files manually is not easy task and you could spend hundred of hours if files are large and the number of the files are more than 20. Here is a hint how to make an efficient file search within the files:

1- Open Command Prompt by typing ‘cmd’ after pressing Windows+R keys
2- Use find function in MSDOS and do the following as an example:
find “165″ c:\Python26\work\traveler\*.*
3- The files will be opened automatically and the file names will be shown in the screen. The sections in the files containing the keyword will be shown in the screen.

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