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List of desktop search software

full text and filename search

電腦的多個檔案的內文搜尋

  • Ava Find
    • range: drive only, could not specific folder Icon_exclaim.gif

Search text in files

by solution

  • Good.gif Sublime Text v.2
    • Regular expression: supported[2][3]
    • refine the search: file name, file type (separated by , symbol, ex: *.html, *.htm to search the text in the html and htm file types) , folder。 Menu -> Find -> Find in files -> Where: Add include filters[4]
  • grepWin v1.5.6.x
    • file size: (1) > 90 MB: ok; (2) > 200MB: ok;
    • Regular expression: supported
    • comment: If there are too many matches, the software will be frozen and get back after some minutes. Icon_exclaim.gif
  • Notepad++ v5.9.8[5]
    • file size: (1) > 90 MB: ok; (2) > 200MB: not ok Icon_exclaim.gif (file is too big to be opened by Notepad++)
    • Regular expression: supported
    • refine the search: file name, file type (separated by ; symbol, ex: *.html; *.htm to search the text in the html and htm file types) , folder
  • Grep command for Linux   [6]
    • multiple files: grep -ir "string to search" /path/to/directory[7]
    • single file: grep "string to search" /path/to/file ex: keyin grep avc /var/log/messages to find the SELinux log messages[8]

by logical operators

OR: match the lines which contains pattern1 OR pattern2[9]

  • awk '/pattern1|pattern2/' file_name for Linux  
  • grep 'pattern1\|pattern2' file_name
  • grep -E 'pattern1|pattern2' file_name

AND: match the lines which contains pattern1 AND pattern2

  • awk '/pattern1/&&/pattern2/' file_name for Linux  
  • grep -E 'pattern1.*pattern2|pattern2.*pattern1' file_name Icon_exclaim.gif order dependent

file name or folder name search

搜尋範圍(1)資料夾名稱 與 (2)檔案名稱


Good.gif Everything Search Engine(official wiki)


Locate32

  • 搜尋:
  • 縮小範圍:

Listary - Free Search Utility | Windows Explorer Search | Text Editing

Total Commander v7.56a

  • 搜尋:
  • 縮小範圍: 可指定多個資料夾,路徑可用 ; 符號間隔

Where Is It? - "Catalog your media collection, use descriptions, thumbnails and categories, find files or disks you need"

  • 搜尋:
  • 縮小範圍:
  • 其他: 無法將「網路磁碟」納入索引範圍

Wise JetSearch - Fast Local File Search Tool - Search Everything v.1.24.65 (Wise JetSearch 1.24 免安裝中文版 - 取代Windows內建搜尋功能 - 阿榮福利味)

  • 搜尋: 支援輸入部分字串 Good.gif ,輸入 * 或 ? 符號。例如: studi? 可以找到 studio。詳Wise JetSearch Online Help Center
  • 媒體: 電腦本地磁碟,支援NTFS, FAT 格式。
  • 縮小範圍: 無法排除特定檔案類型或者特定目錄,在索引範圍內。

Finder for macOS icon_os_mac.png

  • 搜尋: (1)可輸入部分字串,例如輸入 appl 可以找到 apple。 (2)不支援輸入 wildcard (*)
  • 縮小範圍: 可預先設定排除特定目錄

軟體名稱 (left blank intentionally)

  • 搜尋: (1)是否支援輸入部分字串 (2)是否支援輸入 wildcard
  • 縮小範圍:

quick file search filter under a folder: file name or folder name

quick file search filter: file name only

Search text in files (cloud solution)

full text searching

file name or folder name searching only

references

further reading