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jackpots
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Path: bug?

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From help it states: path: Match path and file name.

I assumed that it will search all path (including file name) and return matching directory and file names. However, this is not the result and is no different from not using path. For example, I have the following:
[1] …\test_xyz.zip
[2] …\test_xyz\test_tuv_1.txt
[3] …\test_xyz\test_tuv_2.txt
[4] …\test_xyz\test_tuv_3.txt
[5] …\test_xyz\ <---- directory

With the default setup, a search for "xyz" will result in [1] and [5].
A search for "path: xyz" will result in [1] and [5]. I expected [1] through [5].

Q1; Is this a bug?
Q2: If my assumptions are incorrect, how may I achieve the intent of the example above, i.e., resulting in [1] through [5]?
Q3: If my assumptions are incorrect, what is the point of "path:" if it gives the same result as not using it?

Thanks.
jackpots
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Joined: Thu Sep 11, 2014 7:46 pm

Re: Path: bug?

Post by jackpots »

jackpots wrote:From help it states: path: Match path and file name.

I assumed that it will search all path (including file name) and return matching directory and file names. However, this is not the result and is no different from not using path. For example, I have the following:
[1] …\test_xyz.zip
[2] …\test_xyz\test_tuv_1.txt
[3] …\test_xyz\test_tuv_2.txt
[4] …\test_xyz\test_tuv_3.txt
[5] …\test_xyz\ <---- directory

With the default setup, a search for "xyz" will result in [1] and [5].
A search for "path: xyz" will result in [1] and [5]. I expected [1] through [5].

Q1; Is this a bug?
Q2: If my assumptions are incorrect, how may I achieve the intent of the example above, i.e., resulting in [1] through [5]?
Q3: If my assumptions are incorrect, what is the point of "path:" if it gives the same result as not using it?

Thanks.
A little trial and error, or just the error, showed that the syntax used was incorrect.
"path:xyz" resulted in [1] through [5], as expected.

There is no space after the colon. The help should be less ambiguous though.
All is better with the world again. Thanks.
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