Can one create a shortcut which shows Everything and set a special (custom) search filter?

[Biff]

Can one create a shortcut which shows Everything and set a special (custom) search filter?

[void]

Please use the -s <text> command line option to specify a custom search from an Everything shortcut

For example, to launch Everything with the search filled with foo bar:
Everything.exe -s "foo bar"

[Biff]

Thank you very much!

I am not quite sure, e.g. I want this search to be used:


So I woul have to add this:
"I:\Videos\Filme 2\" | "I:\Videos\Filme\" | "I:\Videos\Serien auf DVD\" | "I:\Videos\Serien 2\"

This does not seem to work:
"C:\Programme\Everything\Everything.exe" -s "I:\Videos\Filme 2\" | "I:\Videos\Filme\" | "I:\Videos\Serien auf DVD\" | "I:\Videos\Serien 2\"
Added here:

[void]

It might be easier to set the search to "" and apply the filter: Liste
Everything.exe -s "" -filter "Liste"

Alternatively, to set the search to "I:\Videos\Filme 2\" | "I:\Videos\Filme\" | "I:\Videos\Serien auf DVD\" | "I:\Videos\Serien 2\":
Everything.exe -s """"I:\Videos\Filme 2\""" | """I:\Videos\Filme\""" | """I:\Videos\Serien auf DVD\""" | """I:\Videos\Serien 2\""""

A triple double quote is replaced with a single literal double quote.

[Biff]

Many thanks.

Works pferfectly.

Can I somehow assign this link

to that filter directly

or do I have to open Everything / the filder by clicking the link (.lnk)?

[void]

What are you trying to do?

Running Everything.exe with the -filter "Film-und Serien-Liste" command line option should be making your "Film-und Serien-Liste" filter the active filter.

[Biff]

Sorry for my bad expression.

I meant: one can assign shortcuts in Everything. E.g. F10 to open a search window. And now - with the new .lnk I can open a new window with a special filter by e.g. double clicking (without using a shortcut) that new lnk (.lnk). Can I assign a shortcut in / with Everything to start that new link (instead of double clicking it) to open a new window with the special filter?

[void]

I'm not 100% what you are after..

To open a new window with your lnk file and -newwindow to the command line:
Everything.exe -s "" -filter "Film-und Serien-Liste" -newwindow

To create a custom keyboard shortcut to open this lnk:

• Right click your Everything lnk shortcut.
• Click the Shortcut tab.
• Click in Shortcut key and press a new shortcut key.
• Click OK.

Note: lnk shortcut keys will only work if the lnk file is on your desktop.

[Biff]

Thank you very much.

Sorry again for the bad expression.

Yes, got it working that way. And got the answer to my question.

I meant, what I asked for, can one achieve this (create a shortcut to open this lnk) with Everything (solely), so could one create a shortcut in / within Everything, e.g. here



instead of doing it here / that way, outside of Everything:

To create a custom keyboard shortcut to open this lnk:

Right click your Everything lnk shortcut.
Click the Shortcut tab.
Click in Shortcut key and press a new shortcut key.
Click OK.

But I assume you have to create such a shortcut outside Everything - otherwise you would not have explained it doing it like that - to open it that way (with a defined search filter).

Alright, works great now, many thanks again

[void]

Change your "home" search:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Home tab on the left.
• Change the search to your desired default search.
• Click Ok.

Now when you open a new window, the search will be filled in with the above "home" search.

[NotNull]

@Biff: You already discovered that you can activate a filter with a keyboard shortcut (F8 for the Film-Liste) and Ctrl-N for a new search window.
If you combine these two: Press Ctrl-N, Press F8 and you achieved your goal (that is: if I understood the question).

The keyboard shortcut for filters has a nice side-effect: press it once and you activate your filter; press it a second time and you are back in the "Everything" filter. I don't know about your specific use-case, but for me that would be enough to run it without starting a new search window

TIP: Ever since I was staring a my empty result list for way too long before I realized I had still an active filter, I have the search bar show the current active filter (Menu:View > Filters). You could also use this to switch between filters.

[Biff]

Change your "home" search:

In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Home tab on the left.
Change the search to your desired default search.
Click Ok.

Thank you very much!

You already discovered that you can activate a filter with a keyboard shortcut (F8 for the Film-Liste) and Ctrl-N for a new search window.
If you combine these two: Press Ctrl-N, Press F8 and you achieved your goal (that is: if I understood the question).

Not exactly, but I am very satisfied with how it works now, very great.

The keyboard shortcut for filters has a nice side-effect: press it once and you activate your filter; press it a second time and you are back in the "Everything" filter. I don't know about your specific use-case, but for me that would be enough to run it without starting a new search window

Oops, I had considered to ask something like that: use the same key to go back to the state before. Completely missed that, unbelievable. Very good you mentioned it, thank you.

TIP: Ever since I was staring a my empty result list for way too long before I realized I had still an active filter, I have the search bar show the current active filter (Menu:View > Filters). You could also use this to switch between filters.

You mean this one:

Yes, that is very useful.

Many thanks