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We’ve barely scratched the surface of FSearch’s powerful syntax – visit https://github.com/cboxdoerfer/fsearch/wiki/ Search-syntax for a rundown of how it works, including guides to modifiers and functions.
The ability to search your hard drive for files and folders is a critical part of any OS. Ubuntu’s file search exists within the Files tool itself, but it’s very basic. You type all or part of a keyword and the currently selected folder or drive is searched, with any matching results displayed – after a short pause.
Eliminating that pause and widening the search to cover more of your storage requires choosing a different search tool – one that’s able to build an index of your files and folders that updates as changes are made, and which provides the search tool with the ability to