Searching in Windows Explorer
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 5:59 am
By default when using the search features of Windows Explorer the search results returned are never an exact match.
However, you can use search filters to change the behaviour of the search, including exact match results.
Below are some examples of how you can control the search results:
These commands can also be combined:
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However, you can use search filters to change the behaviour of the search, including exact match results.
Below are some examples of how you can control the search results:
- Searching for debug will return everything with debug in any searchable meta-data
- Searching for Name:debug returns everything with debug in the name
- Searching with Name:=debug returns only those entries with names exactly matching debug
- Searching for Extension:=.cpp returns any file with the .cpp file extension
- Searching for EXT: .cpp OR .hpp returns any file with the .cpp or .hpp file extension (uppercase OR appears to be important)
- Searching for datemodified:21/08/2019 returns any file changed on the date provided
- Searching for datemodified:>=21/08/2019 returns any file changed on or after the date provided
These commands can also be combined:
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extension:.cpp datemodified:21/08/2019
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EXT: .cpp OR .hpp datemodified:>=17/08/2019