search for files in pcmanfm

[wiko]

can you search for files in pcmanfm?

if not, is there a filemanager that can be installed that has this very handy feature (installing nautilus failed)?
(installed gedit because it has tabs where Leafpad doesn't)

thx in advance.

[Neal ManBear]

Install xsearch. You can use it to find files and to open them in your default application for the file type.     

[wiko]

Install xsearch. You can use it to find files and to open them in your default application for the file type.     

installed it (twice), but still can't seem to find an entry in the menu.
so, where has xsearch gone?

[Neal ManBear]

Menu > File Tools > Open Files.     

[Aleph]

Is xsearch better than catfish?

[Neal ManBear]

Is xsearch better than catfish?

     
Different. It is one of our in-house apps. I prefer it to catfish.     

[Aleph]

Thanks Neal, I'll try it!

[wiko]

Menu > File Tools > Open Files.     

"> Open Files " simply isn't there (had the same problem when I tried to install nautilus: that didn't show up anywhere either)

[Neal ManBear]

Menu > File Tools > Open Files.     

"> Open Files " simply isn't there (had the same problem when I tried to install nautilus: that didn't show up anywhere either)

     
Run the command:     

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update-menus     
If that doesn't work, look in /usr/share/applications for Open Files (xsearch.desktop). Contents should be:     

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[Desktop Entry]
Name=Open Files
Name[de]=Dateien öffnen
Exec=/usr/bin/xsearch
Comment=List Files & Open it with your default application.
Comment[de]=Listet Dateien & öffnet diese mit den grundlegenden Anwendungen.
Icon=xsearch.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Categories=Qt;Utility;FileManager;X-MandrivaLinux-System-FileTools;     
If the file doesn't match, you will need to correct it -- as root > pcmanfm > tools > open current folder as root.     

[wiko]

Menu > File Tools > Open Files.    

"> Open Files " simply isn't there (had the same problem when I tried to install nautilus: that didn't show up anywhere either)

   
Run the command:    

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update-menus    
If that doesn't work, look in /usr/share/applications for Open Files (xsearch.desktop). Contents should be:    

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[Desktop Entry]
Name=Open Files
Name[de]=Dateien öffnen
Exec=/usr/bin/xsearch
Comment=List Files & Open it with your default application.
Comment[de]=Listet Dateien & öffnet diese mit den grundlegenden Anwendungen.
Icon=xsearch.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Categories=Qt;Utility;FileManager;X-MandrivaLinux-System-FileTools;    
If the file doesn't match, you will need to correct it -- as root > pcmanfm > tools > open current folder as root.    

1. update menus didn't work
2. Find and Open Files was there and contents OK

so, this all didn't work


but experimenting I found 2 ways around it:

1. in pcmanfm I can start it in Places>>Applications>File Tools
2. using xsearch.bin and -.png I could ad it to the applic. on te right side of the desktop

can't hurt, can it??

new problem: hadn't tried it out completely, but wildcards don't seem to work.

the command    man xsearch didn't work, so where/how can I find the manual?


have kept trying and found that /media is the lowest level that works. specifying he drive any better returns no results.
is this the way it's supposed to work??

(and wildcards are not necessary)


searching throug the links at the top of the forum (under    LXDE articles in our magazine) I downloaded and read the LXDE-part of Gtk-Xfce-LXDE-SE.pdf and this explained a lot of what's going on.

strangely (at the end) a version of pcmanfm is discussed in which Search files is an option under Tools.
can this be revived one way or another??

[daniel]

open a terminal and type

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xsearch
What happens? Start it, or not?

[djohnston]

Menu > File Tools > Open Files.     

"> Open Files " simply isn't there (had the same problem when I tried to install nautilus: that didn't show up anywhere either)

There's something (unknown) wrong with your installation. Just installed xsearch here on an LXDE desktop and an Openbox one. Showed up in the menu immediately on both desktops. Are you fully updated?

new problem: hadn't tried it out completely, but wildcards don't seem to work.

the command    man xsearch didn't work, so where/how can I find the manual?

As for wildcards, instead of searching for *.png, search for .png. That works. There seems to be no man or info entry for xsearch. The command xsearch --help simply brings up the xsearch interface window.

[Neal ManBear]

There is no man for xsearch. It is a very simple search engine. It doesn't use wildcards. It searches only in your home directory. Searching for any file extension, such as .png, will bring up a list of files with that extension. You can choose to search your subdirectories.     

[wiko]

open a terminal and type

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xsearch
What happens? Start it, or not?

yep, the program runs without any problems

[wiko]

Menu > File Tools > Open Files.     

"> Open Files " simply isn't there (had the same problem when I tried to install nautilus: that didn't show up anywhere either)

There's something (unknown) wrong with your installation. Just installed xsearch here on an LXDE desktop and an Openbox one. Showed up in the menu immediately on both desktops. Are you fully updated?

it's a Live-session, but I'm fully updated (and my workarounds still function).