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Keeping track of many files can quickly become difficult.
File Manager helps by providing the ability to search for a file
or folder by name. You can also search for files based on the contents
of the file. To Find an Object by Name | |
Choose Find from the File menu. Type the name of the file or folder you want to
find into the File or Folder Name field. When you specify a file or folder name, you can include wildcard
characters, such as asterisk (*)
and question mark (?). The
* matches any string of characters
(including no characters), and ?
matches any single character. For example: The file name and contents can be specified using the same
regular expression syntax allowed by the find
command. (Refer to the find
man page and grep man
page for more information.) Type the folder where you want the search to begin
into the Search Folder field. (By default, this field contains the
name of the current folder.) Find will search this folder and all of its subfolders. Click Start or press Return. File Manager begins searching the Search Folder and the folders
it contains for files that match the name you provided. Matches
that are found are listed in the Files Found list. Once you have
found an object, you can select it and click Open Folder to open
the folder it is in or click in Workspace to place its icon on the
current backdrop. To stop the search, click the Stop button or press Return.
To Find a File by Contents | |
Choose Find from the File menu. Optional. You can use the File
or Folder Name text field to narrow, and therefore speed up, the
search. If you enter a partial name (using wildcards) File Manager
examines only the files that match the File or Folder Name field.
If you leave the File or Folder Name field empty, File Manager searches
every file within the search folder. Names can be specified using
the same regular expression syntax allowed
by the grep command. (Refer
to the grep man page
for more information.) Type the text string you want to search for into
the File Contents field. Case is ignored for this string (upper- and lowercase letters
are equivalent). You do not have to use complete words. For example,
if you type fi it will find
both "fish" and "File." Contents can be specified using the same regular
expression syntax allowed by the grep
command. (Refer to the grep
man page for more information.) Type the name of the folder where you want the search
to begin into the Search Folder field. (By default, this field contains
the name of the current folder.) Click Start or press Return. File Manager begins searching the search folder and the folders
it contains for files that contain the File Contents string. Matches
that are found are listed in the Files Found list. Once you have
found an object, you can select it in the list and then click Open
Folder to open the folder it is in or Put In Workspace to place
its icon on the current backdrop. To stop the search at any time, click the Stop button or press
Return.
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