using < and > with batch files (FIND command)

Question

I need to find a string having < str > inside it using windows cmd.exe find command, how can I do this?

Isn't < a reserved character?

Answer 1

Use double quotes (") around the argument to protect the special characters from processing by the shell.

Answer 2

< and > are reserved characters, but they don't have that meaning when they're inside "pairs of double quotes". Wrap your search string argument to find in double quotes and you'll be okay.