Windows Command Prompt: the “where” command

Self-tutoring about Windows: the tutor mentions a neat find.

I use

where filename

to find the directory location of a file or program. The command doesn’t change the current directory; rather, it tells the absolute path to the file you’re mentioning.

My understanding is that “where” searches from the locations in the PATH list. Moreover, if you want to search a specific directory, you can use the /R switch:

where /R directory filename

In particular, to search the current directory, I use

where /R . filename

Source:

superuser.com