Re: Windows 29.1 error - xargs MIA

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: JF <alpha.05@gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:51:35 -0400
> 
> Using GNU Emacs 29.1 (newly installed) on Windows 10 Pro
> Trying dired mode for the first time and marked several files, then hit "Q" 
> for regexp query search and
> replace. I specify the search and replace strings, hit Enter, and it says 
> "Searching ..." and then:
> xref-matches-in-files: Search failed with status 1: 'xargs' is not recognized 
> as an internal or
> external command,
> from which I infer there's a path to some xargs analog that's part of the 
> install but it can't find???

You need to install GNU Findutils.  These programs don't come with
Windows out of the box.