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'''KFind''' can be used as a standalone search tool, launched by [[KRunner]] or from your menu. It is also integrated into [[Konqueror]] and [[Dolphin]] as | '''KFind''' can be used as a standalone search tool, launched by '''[[Special:myLanguage/KRunner|KRunner]]''' or from your menu. It is also integrated into '''[[Special:myLanguage/Konqueror|Konqueror]]''' and '''[[Special:myLanguage/Dolphin|Dolphin]]''' as <menuchoice>Find File</menuchoice> in the <menuchoice>Tools</menuchoice> menu. | ||
A search is configured in a 3-tab window. | A search is configured in a 3-tab window. | ||
The <menuchoice>Name/Location</menuchoice> tab | |||
* Specify a file name | |||
** use wildcards * and ? in the name | |||
* Specify a starting directory | |||
* Decide whether you want to also search sub-directories | |||
* Specify whether the search should be case-sensitive | |||
The '''Contents''' tab | |||
* Select the file type to be search | |||
* Specify the search term | |||
** it can be useful to have '*' set in the file name field in the Name/Location tab | |||
* Select case sensitivity | |||
* Should binary files be searched? | |||
{{Note|A "Contents" search is necessarily much slower than a filename search, so be as specific as you can when defining it.}} | |||
The Properties tab | |||
* Find files by creation date | |||
* Limit the criteria by age - e.g. "during the previous 2 hours" | |||
* Find files by size - e.g. "At Least 2 MB" | |||
* Limit the result to files owned by a specific user or group | |||
All criteria set will be honoured in your search - you are not limited to the specifications in one tab, so you could search for "any file in the directory /home or any directory below that, containing the word "Silkstone" which must be capitalized, and is owned by the group "Accounts". | All criteria set will be honoured in your search - you are not limited to the specifications in one tab, so you could search for "any file in the directory /home or any directory below that, containing the word "Silkstone" which must be capitalized, and is owned by the group "Accounts". | ||
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[[Category:Utilities]] | [[Category:Utilities]] | ||
[[Category:File Management]] | [[Category:File Management]] | ||
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Revision as of 16:29, 10 September 2010
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Find files by name, type or content |
KFind can be used as a standalone search tool, launched by KRunner or from your menu. It is also integrated into Konqueror and Dolphin as in the menu.
A search is configured in a 3-tab window.
The tab
- Specify a file name
- use wildcards * and ? in the name
- Specify a starting directory
- Decide whether you want to also search sub-directories
- Specify whether the search should be case-sensitive
The Contents tab
- Select the file type to be search
- Specify the search term
- it can be useful to have '*' set in the file name field in the Name/Location tab
- Select case sensitivity
- Should binary files be searched?
Note
A "Contents" search is necessarily much slower than a filename search, so be as specific as you can when defining it.
The Properties tab
- Find files by creation date
- Limit the criteria by age - e.g. "during the previous 2 hours"
- Find files by size - e.g. "At Least 2 MB"
- Limit the result to files owned by a specific user or group
All criteria set will be honoured in your search - you are not limited to the specifications in one tab, so you could search for "any file in the directory /home or any directory below that, containing the word "Silkstone" which must be capitalized, and is owned by the group "Accounts".