Can I use wildcards in both the filename & folder name?

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jkl
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Can I use wildcards in both the filename & folder name?

Post by jkl »

I know part of a file name and part of the path, but each is so common that thousands of results appear but being able to search for both ought to get it down to the low hundreds because of the somewhat minimal crossover.

So, if I can use wildcards in both the filename & folder name, how would I do that?
void
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Re: Can I use wildcards in both the filename & folder name?

Post by void »

Please try:

**path-part**\*name-part*



**win**\*pad*
**win**\*note*

will match

C:\Windows\Notepad.exe



**program**\*thing*exe

will match

C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe



The following might be easier:
Disable Match Path from the Search menu and search for:
path:path-part name-part



Using a path separator (\) will also match full paths.

For example:

windows\ note
windows\ pad

will match

C:\Windows\Notepad.exe



Please note:
Using a wildcard will force Everything to match the whole filename. (this can be toggled under Tools -> Options -> Search -> Match whole filename when using wildcards)
What version of Everything are you using? * will not match \ in Everything 1.5 -use ** to match any character including \
jkl
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Re: Can I use wildcards in both the filename & folder name?

Post by jkl »

Thank you, the tip below did the trick. Somehow I missed and never knew the path: search term, which will be immensely helpful moving forward.
The following might be easier:
Disable Match Path from the Search menu and search for:
path:path-part name-part
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