@echo off setlocal set LF=^ for /f %%a in ('copy /Z "%~dpf0" nul') do set "CR=%%a" setlocal enableDelayedExpansion echo "START" echo "asdf!CR!asdf" echo "AASDF!LF!ASDF" echo "END" findstr /S /R /M /C:"[^!CR!]!LF!" *