Using
on the + + menu, you can locate files on your computer or on a network share using any number of search criteria.uses the find, grep and locate UNIX commands. All searches are case insensitive.
You can also open the Alt+F2):
dialog by entering the following command into the Run Application dialog (started withgnome-search-tool
Start
.Type the search text in the
field.The search text can be a filename or partial filename, with or without wild cards, as shown in the following table:
Search Text |
Example |
Result |
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Full or partial filename |
myfile.txt |
Searches for all files that contain “myfile.txt” in the filename. |
Partial filename combined with wild cards (* [ ]) |
*.[ch] |
Searches for all files that have a .c or .h extension. |
In the
field, choose the directory where you want to begin the search.Click
.Use
to search by file content, dates, owner or file size.Start
.Type the search text in the
field.In the
field, type the path to the directory where you want Search for Files to begin the search.Click
, then clickSelect a search option that you want to apply, then click
.The following options are available:
Option |
Description |
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Searches for a file by filename. Type a full filename or a partial filename with wild cards in the field provided. Use an asterisk (*) to indicate a sequence of characters. Use a question mark (?) to indicate a single character. The search is case sensitive. |
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Searches for files that were modified within the period specified (in days). |
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Searches for files that were modified before the period specified (in days). |
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Searches for files that are equal to or larger than the size specified (in kilobytes). |
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Searches for files that are smaller than or equal to the size specified (in kilobytes). |
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Searches for empty files. |
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Searches for files that are owned by the user specified. Type the name of the user in the text box provided. |
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Searches for files that are owned by the group specified. Type the name of the group in the text box provided. |
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Searches for files that are owned by a user or group that is unknown to the system. |
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Searches for filenames that do not contain the string that you enter. Enter a full filename or a partial filename with wild cards in the field provided. Use an asterisk (*) to indicate a sequence of characters. Use a question mark (?) to indicate a single character. The search is case sensitive. |
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Searches for files that contain the specified regular expression in their directory path or filename. Type the regular expression in the text box provided. Regular expressions are special text strings used to describe a search pattern. For more information, see http://www.regular-expressions.info. |
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Includes hidden and backup files in the search. |
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Follows symbolic links when searching for files. |
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Searches only in directories that are on the same file system as the start directory. |
Specify the required search information for the search option.
To remove a search option from the current search, click the
button next to the option.Click
.You can use the Search Results list to open or delete a file found during a search, or you can save the search results to a file.
To open a file displayed in the Search Results list, right-click the file, then click
or double-click the file. To open the folder that contains a file displayed in the Search Results list, right-click the file and click .To delete a file displayed in the Search Results list, right-click the file and click
.To save the results of the last search that
performed, right-click anywhere in the Search results list and click . Type a name for the file that will contain your Search results and click .By default, locate command. locate provides a secure way to index and quickly search for files. Because locate relies on a file index, the list might not be up to date. To disable quick searches, run the following command in a terminal window:
tries to speed up some searches by using the# gconftool-2 --type=bool --set /apps/gnome-search-tool/disable_quick_search 1