Search for files in Linux Mint 14 (Cinnamon Edition)

[jarble]

Is there any way to search for files in Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon Edition? I still haven't figured out how to search for files from the Start menu.

[Nefter]

I use CTRL+F while browsing files in Nemo (default file manager) to find files by name.

If youre familiar with terminal, you can use "find" command to specify what exactly you want.

[Nick Payne]

I use gnome-search-tool. With it you can perform filename searches within a directory structure, and also add further options such as search for specified text in the files and by size, date, etc.

If it's not already installed:

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sudo apt-get install gnome-search-tool

[3.14159]

I typically use "locate" in a terminal to find things. I'm lazy that way.

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localhost ~ $ locate ./ smb.conf
/etc/samba/smb.conf
/etc/samba/smb.conf.master
/etc/samba/smb.conf.old
/usr/share/doc/nemo-share/examples/smb.conf
/usr/share/man/man5/smb.conf.5.gz
/usr/share/samba/smb.conf
/var/lib/ucf/cache/:etc:samba:smb.conf


In any case, good luck!

[altair4]

I use gnome-search-tool. With it you can perform filename searches within a directory structure, and also add further options such as search for specified text in the files and by size, date, etc.

If it's not already installed:

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sudo apt-get install gnome-search-tool

Don't know if anyone's interested but after you do what Nick Payne suggested you might want to try this:

[1] Create a file in the nemo-scripts folder:

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gedit $HOME/.gnome2/nemo-scripts/Find

[2] Add this contents:

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#!/bin/sh
exec gnome-search-tool --hidden --contains= --path="$(echo $NEMO_SCRIPT_SELECTED_FILE_PATHS)"

I don't know if anyone else has noticed this but everything you put in code tags now induces leading spaces when you paste. Make sure all leading spaces are removed from this script.

EDIT: Left off kind of an important step: Make the file executable:

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chmod +x $HOME/.gnome2/nemo-scripts/Find

[3] If you have Nemo open close it and open it again.

Now go to a folder > Right Click > Scripts > Find. If I did this right it should open up gnome-search-tool to that folder so you can limit your searchs to specific folders through nemo.