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Chapter 8. Find a file

Searching is THE feature which makes GTKtalog very useful.

Simple searches

Searching your whole catalog for mp3 files.

Searching for *.mp3, *.mpa, *.mp2. Type "*.mp?". This pattern will match every filename ending with mp? where ? is an alphanumeric character.

Searching for all files containing the word "foo". Type "*foo*". This will match the following files : "afoo", "afoofoob.z", "foo.bar", "foo", "bar.foo" ....

Searching for files inside VFS . Check "Search in VFS too" in the Date and size tab

Searching for directories. Check "Display directories" in the Date and size tab

All your previous searches are available through the popup list associated with the filename field (click on the down arrow on the right of the field).