search tips in Everything

Everything

Q:

• To search for all Markdown files (typically having the .md extension) recursively in a directory using "Everything," a desktop search utility for Windows that can instantly locate files and folders by name,

A:

1. Specify the Directory: To search within a specific directory, you'll need to use the path of the directory as part of your search query. For your example directory (J:\My Drive), you would start your query with the path, ensuring to use double quotes if your path contains spaces.

2. Use Wildcards for Recursive Search: To find all Markdown files recursively, use a wildcard pattern that matches .md files.

3. Combine Path and Pattern: Your search query in Everything should look like this:

"J:\My Drive" *.md

Q:

• search for a path that contains a specific keyword, such as "github"

A:

1. Modifiers: Functions and regular search terms can be prefixed with a modifier.

2. childcount: | Search for folders that contain the specified number of subfolders and files. -- | -- folder:folders:nofolderonly: | Match folders only.

count:5 path: github\tdm23 

Q:

• To search for all markdown files under a partial path (e.g., "oracle", "docs\productivity" )

A:

path:*orac* *.md
or
path: *docs\prod* .md

This query does the following:

path:orac: Searches for paths that contain the string "orac" anywhere in the path. The asterisks (*) are wildcards that match any sequence of characters, allowing "orac" to appear anywhere within the directory name. *.md: Filters the results to only show files with the .md extension, which are Markdown files.

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Q:

• To search for all Markdown files (typically having the .md extension) recursively in a directory using "Everything," a desktop search utility for Windows that can instantly locate files and folders by name,

A:

1. Specify the Directory: To search within a specific directory, you'll need to use the path of the directory as part of your search query. For your example directory (J:\My Drive), you would start your query with the path, ensuring to use double quotes if your path contains spaces.
2. Use Wildcards for Recursive Search: To find all Markdown files recursively, use a wildcard pattern that matches .md files.
3. Combine Path and Pattern: Your search query in Everything should look like this:

"J:\My Drive" *.md

Q:

• search for a path that contains a specific keyword, such as "github"

A:

1. Modifiers: Functions and regular search terms can be prefixed with a modifier.

2. childcount:<count>	Search for folders that contain the specified number of subfolders and files.
   folder:folders:nofolderonly:	Match folders only.

count:5 path: github\tdm23 

Q:

• To search for all markdown files under a partial path (e.g., "oracle", "docs\productivity" )

A:

path:*orac* *.md
or
path: *docs\prod* .md

This query does the following:

path:orac: Searches for paths that contain the string "orac" anywhere in the path. The asterisks (*) are wildcards that match any sequence of characters, allowing "orac" to appear anywhere within the directory name.
*.md: Filters the results to only show files with the .md extension, which are Markdown files.

Q:

• To search for all file name by only providing two keywords : eg. model_calibration_viz_preprint.docx
  A:

calib pre

This query does the following: the space refers to AND operator¹

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