Main menu - File - Search...


Activating the menu item "File → Search..." or the shortcut "Ctrl+F" opens the "Search files/folders" dialog.

Examples for the search are found under "Examples".


The split window"Search files/folders" is structured as follows:


The upper part of the window

The upper part of the window holds the following tabs, with which the search can be configured:

and the buttons:


The lower part of the window

The lower part of the window holds the search result in the following tabs:


The splitter

Clicking the splitter (dividing line between the upper and the lower part of the window) shows or hides the upper part of the window.

If the option "Open dialog on last used position" is not checked, the "Search files/folders" dialog is opened without the lower part of the window.

Find

Activating the button "Find" starts the search.

Search process

First of all the files and folders are searched according to the criteria set in the upper part of the search window.

In this case the archive file is searched.

In this case the file is opened with the converter to search the converted file for the text.

Search results

The search results are shown in the lower part of the search window under the tab "Search results".

Under the tab "Search log" of the in the lower part of the search window all problems are listed that occurred during the search process.

Cancel

If the button "Cancel" is activated during the search process, the search is canceled. The window "Search files/folders" remains open.

If the button "Cancel" is activated before or after the search process, the window "Search files/folders" is closed.

Search result

Under the tab "Search result" after the search all found files and folders found are listed.

If the option "Open dialog on last used position" is not checked, the "Search files/folders" dialog is opened without the lower part of the window. In this case the tabs "Search result" and "Searched log" are shown only after the first activation of the button "Find".



The menu (and partly the buttons and shortcuts) offer the following edit functions for the "Search result list":

File

The following menu items of the search main menu item "File" are also offered as buttons and shortcuts:

After activating this menu item (or this shortcut), all items selected in the tab "Search result" are saved in a temporary file container. In the FreeCommander main menu under the menu item "Tools → Settings → View → Folder tabs" in the tab "File container tab" can be defined where file containers are stored and if they are deleted on closing FreeCommander. The contents of the created temporary file container is shown in a new tab in the active FreeCommander panel.

Edit

The following menu items of the search main menu item "Edit" are also offered as shortcuts:

Command

The following menu items of the search main menu item "Command" are offered:

Options

The following menu items of the search main menu item "Options" are offered:

Clicking this menu item activates/deactivates this option. If this option is checked, this menu item is preceded by and and the content of the field "File name" is appended with the wild card "*".

Clicking this menu item activates/deactivates this option. If this option is checked, this menu item is preceded by and the following possibilities for advanced users are offered:

Clicking this menu item activates/deactivates this option. If this option is checked, this menu item is preceded by and the history of entries in the combo boxes of the "Search file/folder" dialog is saved per field (box) as long as the command "Clear history" is not activated.

Clicking this menu item activates/deactivates this option. If this option is checked, this menu item is preceded by and on opening the dialog "Search files/folders" the tab "Profiles is active.

Clicking this menu item activates/deactivates this option. If this option is checked, this menu item is preceded by and the upper part of the split window "Search file/folder" is hidden automatically after the search process.

Clicking this menu item activates/deactivates this option. If this option is checked, this menu item is preceded by and the "Search file/folder" window started in the screen position and size, in which it was last closed.
If this option is not checked, on opening the "Search files/folders" dialog, the lower part of the split window "Search file/folder" is hidden.

       

Clicking this menu item activates/deactivates this option. If this option is checked, this menu item is preceded by and the "Search file/folder" window always stays in the foreground.

Duplicates selection

This icon is active only, if under the tab "Duplicates" of the menu item "File → Search" "Find duplicate files" and at least one search criteria are checked.

Clicking this icon opens a menu where can be defined, which files of a group should be highlighted in the search result list. Same files form a group (of duplicates).

Information and filter bar

The "Information and filter bar" is found below the list of found files and folders.

It shows on the left the number of files and folders in the tab "Search results".

The "Quick filter" provides the possibility to decrease the number of found files.

After activating the button a selection list is shown, with the last inputs (filters) in this field. Clicking the button activates the highlighted filter.

Search log

Under the tab "Search log" all problems are listed that occurred during the search process.

Examples for problems:

If the option "Open dialog on last used position" is not checked, on opening the "Search files/folders" dialog, the lower part of the split window "Search file/folder" is hidden. In this case the tab "Search log" is is opened only, after the first activation of a search process, during which errors occurred.