[opensuse] How to set up a fast search for file names?
I do like the fast and simple interface of krunner. I just start typing on the desktop and it starts the search. Problem: I cannot configure it to look for file names only. Most of the time, the single search engine I need is for file names, not for file contents. Is there a way to set this? The desired output I can achieve by using the Find within Dolphin, except for two issues: 1) It takes more time to open Dolphin, press Ctrl+F and then starting typing. 2) Each typed word in the search field must appear in the same order of the file name. Hence, if a file is named "Dogs and cats need air.pdf", a search with the entry "cats air" will not find that file. Any ideas? Thanks Davi -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 12/19/2012 02:30 AM, Davi C. Rodrigues wrote:
I do like the fast and simple interface of krunner. I just start typing on the desktop and it starts the search.
Problem: I cannot configure it to look for file names only. Most of the time, the single search engine I need is for file names, not for file contents. Is there a way to set this?
The desired output I can achieve by using the Find within Dolphin, except for two issues:
1) It takes more time to open Dolphin, press Ctrl+F and then starting typing.
2) Each typed word in the search field must appear in the same order of the file name. Hence, if a file is named "Dogs and cats need air.pdf", a search with the entry "cats air" will not find that file.
Any ideas?
Hi Davi, "locate" is a command line tool and part of the findutils package. A cron job (updatedb) gathers all file names once a day, and you can configure via yast which paths to include/skip. Have a nice day, Berny -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
"locate" is a command line tool and part of the findutils package.
Hi Bernhard, thanks for the tip. It is not what I had in mind, but this "locate" is indeed a good option to locate files. thanks Davi -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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Bernhard Voelker
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Davi C. Rodrigues