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17-03-2015 10:18 AM
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I've a directory with subdirectories containing nearly 300 program source code files (with specific extensions and there are other file types in there as well).
I want to find all programs that contain the exact string @.answers. Note there are many, many programs that contain the word answers without the prefix of @.. There's also some file names where answers is part of the name.
Just typing @.answers in to the Windows Explorer search box brings up scores of unwanted matches.
So how do you do it?
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Re: <censored> windows search!
17-03-2015 10:34 AM
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Select the 'Search' tab and untick 'Find Partial Matches'
Not tried it so it may or may not work.
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17-03-2015 12:47 PM
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I'll end your bafflement: you enter this in the search box:
content:~="@.answers"
I said it was obscure!
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17-03-2015 12:53 PM
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However the rest of it....who would have guessed.
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17-03-2015 1:04 PM
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17-03-2015 1:32 PM
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17-03-2015 3:01 PM
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Not tried it yet but if it works it'll be the answer I've needed for years! Thank you!!!
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17-03-2015 3:08 PM
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It was so easy on XP if you used the old search method.
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17-03-2015 9:02 PM
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> grep -l -r --include=*\.txt @\.answers C:\temp
You could also get there using a native W7 shell script, either the basic one or Powershell, "Microsoft's answer to Unix shell scripting". http://commandwindows.com/windows7-commands.htm . Somewhere, presumably, the GUI options are also listed.
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17-03-2015 9:34 PM
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18-03-2015 10:07 AM
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Quote from: jelv content:~="@.answers"
Do you think I need to change my internet banking password?
Because it's probably nearly as easy to guess as that command!
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18-03-2015 12:35 PM
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Try Agent Ransack where an actual scan of the data is required: https://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack
Well integrated with Explorer (eg launch for given directory on right click), shows Explorer-like summary of files, and lists the matching lines if you so wish, and various options such as date, regexp, etc etc.
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