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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
type="topic" id="search">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="files-search#search"/>
<title type="sort">a</title>
<desc>How to find a file.</desc>
<revision pkgversion="0.1" version="0.1" date="2011-01-9" status="review"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
<email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
</credit>
</info>
<title>Search for a file</title>
<steps>
<item>
<p>
In the <link xref="shell-terminology">Activities overview</link> <gui>Type to search</gui> <input>search for files</input> in the search textbox.
</p>
<p>
Alternatively, you can use the command-line. Type <code> gnome-search-tool </code> at the prompt.
</p>
<p>
<media type="image" src="figures/Screenshot-SearchForFiles.png"/>
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
In the <gui>Name contains</gui> textbox, type the full or partial file name. The search is case insensitive, and the ? and * wildcards can be used. The ? stands in for any one letter, and the * stands in for any sequence of one or more letters. For example:
</p>
<terms>
<item>
<title>
If you type <file>file.txt</file>, the following files will be found:
</title>
<p>
file.txt, File.txt, myfile.txt, MyFile.txtxyz, etc.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<title>
If you type "fi?e.txt", the following files will be found:
</title>
<p>
Five.txt, file.txt, File.txt, myfile.txt, MyFile.txtxyz, etc.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<title>
If you type "fi*e.*txt", the following files will be found:
</title>
<p>
File.txt, fillie.odt, fibonacci_example.txt, FindMachineEpsilon.exe.manifest, etc.
</p>
</item>
</terms>
</item>
<item>
<p>
In the <gui>Look in folder</gui> menu, select the folder you wish to search. <app>Search for Files</app> will search the folder you choose, including the subfolders.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
Click <gui>Find</gui>. Your results will be displayed in the <gui>Search results</gui> box. If the search found no matches, <gui>No files found</gui> will be displayed. You can stop a search in progress by clicking <gui>Stop</gui>.
</p>
<p>
Alternatively, you can go to step 5 to add more search options.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
To add more search options:
</p>
<steps>
<item>
<p>
Click on <gui>Select more options</gui>. This will reveal the <gui>Available options</gui> menu.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
Click on the <gui>Available options</gui> menu. Select a search option.
</p>
<p>
<media type="image" src="figures/Screenshot-SearchForFiles-options.png"/>
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
Click <gui>Add</gui>.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
If the search option requires additional information, type it in the textbox.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
You can specify as many additional search options as needed.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
When you are finished adding search options, click <gui>Find</gui>.
</p>
</item>
</steps>
</item>
</steps>
</page>
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