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10.10: search for files

Asked by peter

Hi

With the tool "Search for files" I searched a word in a directory and the search couldn't find it. But the word exists.

What can I do? Thanks a lot.
Peter

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mycae (mycae) said : 		#1

search for files, for performance reasons, only searches file names.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FindingFiles

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Try tracker or beagle
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FindingFiles

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#3

fgrep -r Word_To_Find Folder_Name

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peter (peter-neuweiler) said : 		#4

Thanks a lot.
Peter