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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
xmlns:ui="http://projectmallard.org/ui/1.0/"
type="guide" style="task"
id="files-search">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="files#common-file-tasks"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.6.0" version="0.2" date="2012-09-25" status="review"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.13.92" date="2014-09-20" status="review"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-29" status="final"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.34" date="2019-07-20" status="draft"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.36" date="2020-04-18" status="draft"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
<email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
</credit>
<credit type="author">
<name>Shaun McCance</name>
<email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
</credit>
<credit type="editor">
<name>Michael Hill</name>
<email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
</credit>
<credit type="editor">
<name>David King</name>
<email>amigadave@amigadave.com</email>
</credit>
<credit type="editor">
<name>Jim Campbell</name>
<email>jcampbell@gnome.org</email>
</credit>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
<title type="link" role="trail">Search</title>
<desc>Locate files based on file name and type.</desc>
</info>
<title>Search for files</title>
<p>You can search for files based on their name or file type directly
within the file manager.</p>
<links type="topic" style="linklist">
<title>Other search applications</title>
<!-- This is an extension point where search apps can add
their own topics. It's empty by default. -->
</links>
<steps>
<title>Search</title>
<item>
<p>Open the <app>Files</app> application from the
<gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui> overview.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>If you know the files you want are under a particular folder, go to
that folder.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Type a word or words that you know appear in the file name, and they
will be shown in the search bar. For example, if you name all your
invoices with the word “Invoice”, type <input>invoice</input>. Words are
matched regardless of case.</p>
<note>
<p>Instead of typing words directly to bring up the search bar, you
can click the <media its:translate="no" type="image" mime="image/svg"
src="figures/nautilus-folder-search-symbolic.svg"> <key>Search</key> key symbol
</media> in the toolbar, or press
<keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>F</key></keyseq>.</p>
</note>
</item>
<item>
<p>You can narrow your results by date, by file type, and by whether to
search a file’s full text, or to only search for file names.</p>
<p>To apply filters, select the drop-down menu button to the left of the
file manager’s <media its:translate="no" type="image" mime="image/svg"
src="figures/nautilus-folder-search-symbolic.svg"> <key>Search</key> key symbol</media>
icon, and choose from the available filters:</p>
<list>
<item>
<p><gui>When</gui>: How far back do you want to search?</p>
</item>
<item>
<p><gui>What</gui>: What is the type of item?</p>
</item>
<item>
<p><gui>Search</gui>: Should your search include a full-text search,
or search only the file names?</p>
</item>
</list>
</item>
<item>
<p>To remove a filter, select the <gui>X</gui> beside the filter tag
that you want to remove.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>You can open, copy, delete, or otherwise work with your files from the
search results, just as you would from any folder in the file
manager.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Click the <media its:translate="no" type="image" mime="image/svg"
src="figures/nautilus-folder-search-symbolic.svg"> <key>Search</key> key symbol
</media> in the toolbar again to exit the search and return to the
folder.</p>
</item>
</steps>
<section id="customize-files-search">
<title>Customize files search</title>
<p>You may want certain directories to be included or excluded from searches
in the <app>Files</app> application. To customize which directories are
searched:</p>
<steps>
<item>
<p>Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui>
overview and start typing <gui>Search</gui>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Select <guiseq><gui>Settings</gui><gui>Search</gui></guiseq> from the
results. This will open the <gui>Search Settings</gui> panel.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Select <gui>Search Locations</gui>.</p>
</item>
</steps>
<p>This will open a dialog which allows you toggle directory
searches on or off. You can toggle searches in each of the three sections:</p>
<list>
<item>
<p><gui>Places</gui>: Lists common home directory locations</p>
</item>
<item>
<p><gui>Bookmarks</gui>: Lists directory locations that you have
bookmarked in the <app>Files</app> application</p>
</item>
<item>
<p><gui>Other</gui>: Lists directory locations that you include via
the <gui>+</gui> button.</p>
</item>
</list>
</section>
</page>
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