Searching for a File |
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R-Linux can find a particular file, if it is difficult to find it manually on the Folders or Files panel. You can also automatically mark all found files. To search for a file,
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•Right-click a folder and select Find on the context menu, or •Select a folder and select Find on the Tools menu |
2 | Specify a file to be found and its options on the Find dialog box, and click the OK button |
Note that a File Mask may be applied.
You may specify how to treat specified strings. Please note that R-Linux stores previously entered search strings. |
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All Files |
If this option is selected, R-Linux applies Advanced Options to all files. |
File Extensions |
If this option is selected, R-Linux treats specified strings as file extensions |
File Masks |
If this option is selected, R-Linux treats specified strings as file masks |
Regular Expressions |
If this option is selected, R-Linux treats specified strings as regular expressions |
Options |
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Match case |
If this check box is selected, R-Linux makes a case-sensitive search |
Look in |
Specifies where R-Linux searches for, and marks, files. It can look for them on the Entire disk, From current folder, In the Current folder and subfolders, and in the Current folder only. If From current folder is selected, you may also specify the Direction for the search from the current position in the current folder. |
Deleted files |
If this check box is selected, R-Linux makes a search among deleted files/folders. |
Existing files |
If this check box is selected, R-Linux makes a search among existing files/folders. |
Find/Mark mode |
Specifies what R-Linux does with the found files. It may: Find all matched files. R-Linux searches for all matched files. The search results appear on the Find Results panel. Find first matched file. R-Linux stops at the first found file. Mark matched files. R-Linux marks all found files. Unmark matched files. R-Linux unmarks all found files. Please note, that when performing a new find and mark/unmark task, R-Linux does not takes into consideration the previous marked/unmarked state of files. For example, if you first mark all doc files, and then all txt files, all doc files remain marked, too. To unmark them, you should specify doc once again and select Unmark matched files. |
Look at |
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Files |
If this check box is selected, R-Linux includes files into a search. |
Folders |
If this check box is selected, R-Linux includes folders into a search. |
Direction |
Specifies search direction from the current position. Available only if From current folder is selected in Look in. |
Use advanced options |
If this check box is selected, R-Linux will use the advanced options, even when they are hidden. |
Advanced Options |
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Size from/up to |
Specifies file size limits. See the Data Formats and Multipliers topic for more details on data formats. |
File Id |
Specifies File Id that R-Linux assigns to a file. |
Date |
Specifies file date boundaries. Dates for Modified, Created, and Last Accessed timestamps may be set separately. The Set for all button sets the specified data for all fields. |
> | R-Linux will show/mark the found file(s) |
If you need to find and mark many files, go to the Find and Mark Multiple Files topic for details.
To repeat the search,
* | Click the Find Next or Find Previous buttons |
•Right-click a folder and select Find Next or Find Previous on the context menu or •Select a folder and select Find Next or Find Previous on the Tools menu |
To find all files and show them on the Find Results panel,
* | Select Find all on the on the Find dialog box, |
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select Find all on the Tools menu
> | R-Linux will show the found files on the Find Results panel |