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Searching for a File

R-Linux can find a particular file, if it is difficult to find it manually on the Folders or Files panel. You can also automatically mark all found files.

To search for a file,

1	Click the Find button

Other ways to search for the file

2	Specify a file to be found and its options on the Find dialog box, and click the OK button

Note that a File Mask may be applied.

Find/Mark dialog box

Find/Mark options

You may specify how to treat specified strings. Please note that R-Linux stores previously entered search strings.
Files and folders	If this option is selected, R-Linux treats specified strings as file or folder names. Use ? for one unspecified character and * for an unlimited number of them to specify file masks.
File Extensions	If this option is selected, R-Linux treats specified strings as file extensions
Regular Expressions	If this option is selected, R-Linux treats specified strings as regular expressions
File Id	Specifies File Id that R‑Studio assigns to a file.
All Files	If this option is selected, R-Linux applies Advanced Options to all files.
Match case	If this check box is selected, R-Linux makes a case-sensitive search
Look at
Files	If this check box is selected, R-Linux includes files into a search.
Folders	If this check box is selected, R-Linux includes folders into a search. Disables when the Mark/Unmark All option is selected.
Deleted files	If this check box is selected, R-Linux makes a search among deleted files/folders.
Existing files	If this check box is selected, R-Linux makes a search among existing files/folders.
Look in	Specifies where R-Linux searches for, and marks, files. It can look for them on the Entire disk , or in/from a certain folder. You may specify the starting folder for the search. identifies current opened folder. identifies current starting folder for the search. sets starting folder to the current opened folder. sets back current starting folder.
Advanced options	If this check box is selected, R-Linux will use the advanced options.
Size from/up to	Specifies file size limits. See the Data Formats and Multipliers topic for more details on data formats.
Recovery Chances	Specifies files with certain recovery chances .
Date	Specifies file date boundaries. Dates for Modified, Created, and Last Accessed timestamps may be set separately.
	The Set for all button sets the specified data for all fields.
Find/Mark options	Specify what R-Linux does with the found files. The Find first/previous/next/last options. R-Linux stops at the first/previous/next/last file that matches the specified search criteria. Find all files . R-Linux searches for all files that matches the specified search criteria.. The search results appear on the Find Results panel. Mark/Unmark All . R-Linux marks/unmarks all files that match the search criteria. When these options are selected, R-Linux marks/unmarks files only, not folders, regardless of what Look at: Folders specifies. Please note, that when performing a new find and mark/unmark task, R-Linux does not takes into consideration the previous marked/unmarked state of files. For example, if you first mark all doc files, and then all txt files, all doc files remain marked, too. To unmark them, you should specify doc once again and select Unmark files .

>	R-Linux will show/mark the found file(s)

If you need to find and mark many files, go to the Find and Mark Multiple Files topic for details.

To repeat the search,

*	Click the Find Next or Find Previous buttons

Other ways to repeat the search

To find all files and show them on the Find Results panel,

*	Select Find all on the on the Find dialog box,

select Find all on the Tools menu

>	R-Linux will show the found files on the Find Results panel

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Searching for a File

Other ways to search for the file

Find/Mark options

Other ways to repeat the search

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