command line options and search syntax help

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tytn
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command line options and search syntax help

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Hi,
i need command line options and search syntax help.
How can i mask the ampersand sign and space in a folder name?
C:\TOOLs\Everything\Everything.exe -newwindow -search "<C:\FOLDER-1\ !C:\FOLDER-1\folder-a & folder-b\>" -filter "everything"

thx
void
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Re: command line options and search syntax help

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C:\TOOLs\Everything\Everything.exe -newwindow -search """"C:\FOLDER-1\""" !"""C:\FOLDER-1\folder-a ^& folder-b\"""" -filter "everything"
""" = a single literal double quote (")
^& = a single literal &

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C:\TOOLs\Everything\Everything.exe -newwindow -filter "everything" -s* "C:\FOLDER-1\" !"C:\FOLDER-1\folder-a & folder-b\"
tytn
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Re: command line options and search syntax help

Post by tytn »

Super, Thank you!
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