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    '''KFind''' can be used as a standalone file 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. Being equipped with a graphical user interface, it is often handier than the command line tool named find which requires advanced skills in instruction syntax formulation.


    '''KFind''' can be used as a standalone search tool, launched by [[KRunner]] or from your menu.  It is also integrated into Konqueror and Dolphin, under the name "Find File".
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    A search is configured in a 3-tab window.


    A search is configured in a 3-tab window.
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    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 '''Name/Location''' tab
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    ::* Specify a file name
    The <menuchoice>Contents</menuchoice> tab
    ::** use wildcards * and ? in the name
    * Select the file type to be search
    ::* Specify a starting directory
    * Specify the search term
    ::* Decide whether you want to also search sub-directories
    ** it can be useful to have '*' set in the file name field in the Name/Location tab
    ::* Specify whether the search should be case-sensitive
    * Select case sensitivity
    * Should binary files be searched?


    :The '''Contents''' tab
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    ::* Select the file type to be search
    {{Note|A <menuchoice>Contents</menuchoice> search is necessarily much slower than a filename search, so be as specific as you can when defining it.}}
    ::* 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?


    '''NB''' A "Contents" search is necessarily much slower than a filename search, so be as specific as you can when defining it.
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    The <menuchoice>Properties</menuchoice> 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


    :The '''Properties''' tab
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    ::* Find files by creation date
    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".
    ::* 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".
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    [[Category:Utilities]]
    [[Category:File Management]]
    [[Category:Help]]
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    Revision as of 08:35, 3 August 2019

      Find files by name, type or content

    KFind can be used as a standalone file search tool, launched by KRunner or from your menu. It is also integrated into Konqueror and Dolphin as Find File in the Tools menu. Being equipped with a graphical user interface, it is often handier than the command line tool named find which requires advanced skills in instruction syntax formulation.

    A search is configured in a 3-tab window.

    The Name/Location 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".