Search using * and ? wildcards

[konste]

I wonder if there is a way to switch Everything to use simple "*" and "?" wildcards for searches, rather than learn Everything specific search syntax or go for a full blown RegEx syntax, which would be major overkill for me.

99% of my searches are like "file name starts with blah" and I am looking to do those searching with the minimal typing besides the string "blah" which typically comes from clipboard.

Any advice?

Thank you!
Konstantin

[horst.epp]

* and ? wildcards work fine in Everything.
Check that what you have set under Search

[konste]

When I type "blah" in the search field Everything finds all the files with the substring "blah" anywhere in the file name and that is not what I need. I need something like "blah*". Is it supposed to work? What do I need to configure for that?

[NotNull]

When you have Match whole filename when using wildcards enabled (Menu:Tools > Options > Search):

- searching for

bla*

will find file-and foldernames that start with bla
- searching for

*bla

will find file-and foldernames that end with bla
- searching for

bla

will find files and folders that have bla somewhere in their name

[konste]

Oh, wow, I got it! Thank you very much!

[sassoon12]

I enabled Match whole filename when using wildcards but typing *xml gave no search results and I have plenty of XML files on my system.

[NotNull]

Maybe you enabled the Enable Regex option or one of the other options under Menu:Search?
Can you try it with only the 'Everything' option enabled in theSearch menu?


Quick tip: If one of those options is enabled, it will be shown in the status bar. Double-clicking them will reset them.