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GNOME Documentation Team
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GNOME Documentation Project

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Sun GNOME Documentation Team

GNOME Documentation Project

Search Tool Manual V2.4
February 2004

Sun GNOME Documentation Team

GNOME Documentation Project

Search Tool Manual V2.3
September 2002

Sun GNOME Documentation Team

GNOME Documentation Project

Search Tool Manual V2.2
August 2002

Sun GNOME Documentation Team

GNOME Documentation Project

Search Tool Manual V2.1
July 2002

Sun GNOME Documentation Team

GNOME Documentation Project

Search Tool Manual V2.0
May 2002

Sun GNOME Documentation Team

GNOME Documentation Project

GNOME Search Tool Manual
2000

Alexander Kirillov kirillov@math.sunysb.edu

GNOME Documentation Project

This manual describes version &appversion; of &app;.

## Feedback

To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the &app; application or this manual, follow the directions in the GNOME Feedback Page.

## Introduction

The &app; application enables you to search for files on your system. To perform a basic search, you can type a filename or a partial filename, with or without wildcards. To refine your search, you can apply additional search options.

&app; uses the `find`, `grep`, and `locate` UNIX commands.

The case sensitivity of the search depends on your operating system. For example, on Linux, the `find`, `grep`, and `locate` commands support the `-i` option, so all searches are case-insensitive.

## Getting Started

You can start &app; in the following ways:

Applications menu

  Choose Actions Search for Files.

Command line

  Execute the following command: `gnome-search-tool`

When you start &app;, the following window is displayed.

### &app; Window

Shows &app; main window.

## Usage

### To Perform a Basic Search

To perform a basic search for a file on the system, perform the following steps:

1. Enter the search text in the Name contains field. The search text can be a filename or partial filename, with or without wildcards, as shown in the following table:

   Search Text | Example | Result
   --- | --- | ---
   Full or partial filename | `myfile.txt` | &app; searches for all files that contain the text `myfile.txt` in the filename.
   Partial filename combined with wildcards (*, [, ]) | `*.[ch]` | &app; searches for all files that have extension `.c` or `.h`.

2. In the Look in folder field, enter the path to the directory in which you want &app; to begin the search.

3. Click Find to perform the search.

&app; searches in the directory that you specify and the subdirectories of the directory. &app; displays the results of the search in the Search results list box. If &app; does not find any files that match the search criteria, the application displays the message "No files found" in the Search results list box.

### To Add Search Options

You can add additional options to search for a file on the system. To add search options, perform the following steps:

1. Click on the Show more options text.

2. Click on the Available options drop-down list.

3. Select the search option that you want to apply.

4. Click Add.

5. Specify the required search information for the search option, as described in .

6. Repeat the above steps for each search option that you want to apply.

To remove a search option from the current search, click on the Remove button next to the option.

#### Search Options

Option Name | Description
--- | ---
Contains the text | Search for a file by filename. Enter a full filename or a partial filename with wildcards in the field provided. Use * to indicate a sequence of characters. Use ? to indicate a single character. The search is case sensitive.
Date modified less than (days) | Search for files that are modified less than the period specified.
Date modified more than (days) | Search for files that are modified longer than the period specified.
Size at least (kilobytes) | Search for files that are larger than the size specified.
Size at most (kilobytes) | Search for files that are smaller than the size specified.
File is empty | Search for empty files.
Owned by user | Search for files that are owned by the user specified. Type the name of the user in the text box provided.
Owned by group | Search for files that are owned by the group specified. Type the name of the group in the text box provided.
Owner is unrecognized | Search for files that are owned by a user or group that is unknown to the system.
Name does not contain | Search for filenames that do not contain the string that you enter. Enter a full filename or a partial filename with wildcards in the field provided. Use * to indicate a sequence of characters. Use ? to indicate a single character. The search is case sensitive.
Name matches regular expression | Search for files that contain the specified regular expression in their directory path or filename. Type the regular expression in the text box provided.
Show hidden and backup files | Include hidden and backup files in the search.
Follow symbolic links | Follow symbolic links when searching for files.
Include other filesystems | Search in directories that are not in the same filesystem as the start directory.

### To Stop a Search

Click Stop to stop a search before &app; completes the search.

### To Open a Displayed File

To open a file displayed in the Search results list box, perform one of the following steps:

- Right-click on the file, then choose Open.

- Double-click on the file.

To open the folder that contains a file displayed in the Search results list box, right-click on the file, then choose Open Folder.

### To Delete a Displayed File

To delete a file displayed in the Search results list box, right-click on the file, then choose Move to Trash.

### To Save the Search Results

To save the results of the last search that &app; performed, right-click in the Search results list, then choose Save Results As. Enter the name of the file to which you want to save the results, then click Save.